gender ; klinefelter's syndrome (textbook print out) 1.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? PsychologyGenderA2/A-levelAQA Created by: jimnpamCreated on: 25-11-17 12:33 when was the syndrome first reported? 1942 1 of 45 disorder affecting which gender? males 2 of 45 giving them the chromosomal pattern? xxy 3 of 45 what is atypical about this? there's two x chromosomes 4 of 45 this is a type of? trisomy 5 of 45 where an extra copy of a chromosome is present in? the cell nuclei 6 of 45 is KS inherited? no 7 of 45 it instead is a result of an error that occurs in? meiosis 8 of 45 1 in how many uk born babies have the condition? 1 in 600 9 of 45 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WHAT I JUST SAID 10 of 45 are KS sufferers likely to have small or large testes? small 11 of 45 producing higher or lower testosterone levels? lower 12 of 45 resulting in body shape and characteristics that are more what than the average male? feminised 13 of 45 what is likely to occur in the hair? frontal baldness 14 of 45 what about shoulders? narrow width 15 of 45 poor growth of? facial hair 16 of 45 what is likely to happen to chest hair? be sparse 17 of 45 breast tissue development in what % of cases? 30% 18 of 45 what's likely to happen to pubic hair? take on a female pattern 19 of 45 the hips become? wider 20 of 45 and legs? longer than normal 21 of 45 what psychological impact is seen in ks infants? slightly developmentally delayed 22 of 45 also have poor skills in? language 23 of 45 lower ability in? reading 24 of 45 and have more of which two feminine characteristics than other males? passivity / quietness 25 of 45 what happens to fertility levels? poor 26 of 45 1 in 10 KS sufferers have what specific form of the syndrome? mosaic klinefelter's syndrome 27 of 45 meaning what for the extra x chromosome? it appears in some but not all cells 28 of 45 meaning what for the symptoms? lesser than full ks sufferers 29 of 45 RESEARCH - SIMPSON ET AL ('03) DIUGSD 30 of 45 found KS males responded well to treatment with? male hormones 31 of 45 showing improvements in which two psychological problem areas? behavioural and language problems 32 of 45 RESEARCH - RAMASAMY ET AL ('09) dihgdios 33 of 45 found what could be successfully used to take viable sperm from KS males with low fertility? microdissection testicular sperm extraction 34 of 45 why did they have low fertility? lack of mobile sperm in ejaculate 35 of 45 found that such males were then successfully able to? father children 36 of 45 EVALUATION - STRENGTH SDKFNS 37 of 45 researching KS increases understanding resulting in? better advice and treatments offered to patients 38 of 45 EVALUATION - ANOTHER STRENGTH asd 39 of 45 studying those with atypical chromosome patterns improves understanding of? role of chromosomes in normal development 40 of 45 understanding of males with an exra X chromosome helps better understand role of X chromosome in? both males / females of the general population 41 of 45 EVALUATION - WEAKNESS SDFSD 42 of 45 studying KS may be considered what type of research? socially sensitive 43 of 45 as there could be implications associated with? researching males w/ an extra X 44 of 45 e.g some may argue it suggests what to them? that there's something wrong with them 45 of 45
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