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What organ is not protected by the skeletal system?
The skin is thelargest organ and is outside of and therefore not protected by the skeletal system.
What is merocrine secretion?
Mecrocrine secretions are secretions of the exocrine gland, which are glands that excrete secretions externally. Types of mecrocrine secretions include sweat, spit, and mucus.
How are sweat and tear glands different from endocrine glands?
Their output goes to the blood (to be distributed throughout the body).
A gland that secretes onto the body surface?
The sebaceous glands and sweat glands secretes their secretions on the surface. That is on the skin. Technically the glands of the intestine also secrete their secretions on the surface. The intestinal cavity is never 'inside' your body. It is out side your body.
What is the name of the digestion juice?
the exocrine secretions of the gastric cells, together with a large amount of water form a highly acidic solution called gastric juice.
Is the small intestine acidic?
The secretions of the stomach are acidic. The acid is too strong than you can imagine. The pH is as low as 2. The secretions of the stomach remain acidic till the mid-part of the second part of the duodenum. Here the alkaline secretions of the liver and the pancreas enter the duodenum to counter the acidic secretions of the stomach.
The secretions of the prostate gland function to neutralize acidic semen?
Yes
A gland in the skin that produces oily secretions is the?
sebaceous
How does the body neutralize the acidic material leaving the stomach?
is it when it enters your intestines where secretions from your pancreas neutralize the stomach acids
Why is healthy skin acidic?
The acidic pH of skin is created by the sebum made by sebaceous glands. It functions to prevent bacteria from affecting the skin or infecting the body.
What part of a poisonous dart frog is poisonous to humans?
Skin secretions
What happens to you if the skin is not working properly?
If your skin cells stop working your skin wont be protected, because your skin cells protect your skin, so if they stop working your skin will not be protected.
How do Vaginal secretions protect the body from disease?
Vaginal Secretions techniquely do not protect the body from disease. For example, STD, women still get them. However it does protect the body from infections. The secretion is very acidic and kills most infections.
Function for hydrochloric acid for digestive secretions?
kills bacteria activates pepsinogen to decrease the Ph level ( make it more acidic)
What kills pathogens on the skin?
acidic environment
Is a face cleaner alkali or acid?
Mostly they are acidic. Equals to pH value of skin 5.5
The pH of shampoo?
Most shampoos are buffered to slightly acidic. Normal skin pH is between 4 and 6.5. If you wash with a non-acidic shampoo it can remove the natural protection that this affords your skin. Since healthy skin is acidic, it can prevent the growth of many bacteria and fungi.
