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Are sebaceous glands an example of aprocrine glands?
No. Apocrine glands are not sebaceous glands. They are specialized sweat glands.
Glands that respond to rising androgen levels are the?
Apocrine glands which are sweat or sudoriferous glands not sebaceous
What is the gland that produces natural body odor?
Apocrine sweat glands
What human integumentary system glands is believed to be analogous to the sexual scent glands of an animal?
apocrine sudoriferous gland; Apocrine glands start to function at puberty under the influence of androgens, their activity is increased by sexual foreplay, and they enlarge and recede with the phases of a women's menstrual cycle.
Do apocrine glands use exocytosis to make secretions?
No holocrine glands release their secretions by cell lysis, the entire cell disintegrates.
Which sudoriferous glands are larger and are found in the axillae and around the genitals?
Apocrine (sweat glands are apocrine glands!/in axillary and genital areas)
What are the sweat glands that are found primarily in the skin of the axilla?
Both endocrine and apocrine sweat glands are found in the armpit. Apocrine sweat glands are found almost everywhere, while endocrine glands are found in the genetial region and the auxillary region.
Which glands secrete fatty acids and proteins?
apocrine glands
What structure includes the types apocrine eccrine and sebaceous?
The glands of the skin, or the integumentary glands, include apocrine and eccrine sweat glands, and sebaceous glands that secrete sebum, or skin oil.
Are sebaceous glands an example of aprocrine glands?
No. Apocrine glands are not sebaceous glands. They are specialized sweat glands.
Which doesn't belong axilla apocrine glands eccrine glands scent?
scent glands
Glands that respond to rising androgen levels are the?
Apocrine glands which are sweat or sudoriferous glands not sebaceous
What is an apocrine gland?
Apocrine sweat glands are inactive until they are stimulated by hormonal changes in puberty. Apocrine sweat glands are mainly thought to function as olfactory pheromones, chemicals important in attracting a potential mate. The stimulus for the secretion of apocrine sweat glands is adrenaline, which is a hormone carried in the blood.According to another suggestion, apocrine sweat glands were developed in the earliest period of human evolution via natural selection as a means of defence from predators as a warning signal, and that is why these glands are activated in the moments of emotional or physical stress.
What gland is responsible for body odor?
Apocrine Glands
What is true regarding apocrine sweat glands?
These glands produce a fluid that mixes with sebum.
What are the two types of sudoriferous gland?
The two types of sudoriferous glands are the eccrine and apocrine glands.
Deodorants are used to mask the odor of what secretions?
Apocrine glands
