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What system does skin belong to in the body?
Lots of things. Basically, the integumentary system includes your skin (the epidermis and the dermis) and all of the glands that like in your skin (sebacous glands, apocrine glands, sweat glands, hair follicles).
Which layer of skin contains the sweat glands and what do these glands do to help the human?
Dermis. Sometimes between dermis and subcutaneous fat. Apocrine sweat glands provide sweat - reduce body temperature, maintaining skin pH, slightly lysozymic.
Are sebaceous glands an example of aprocrine glands?
No. Apocrine glands are not sebaceous glands. They are specialized sweat glands.
What are the type of glands that open on the surface of skin and secrete a watery substance called?
The type of glands that open on the surface of the skin and secrete a watery substance are called sweat glands. These glands help regulate body temperature by producing sweat, which evaporates from the skin and cools down the body.
Glands that respond to rising androgen levels are the?
Apocrine glands which are sweat or sudoriferous glands not sebaceous
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.
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 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)
Function of apocrine glands?
To cool the surface of the skin and reduce body temperature.
The two types of exocrine glands in the skin are?
Sebaceous and Sweat glandsadditional information1) Apocrine sweat glands -- a type of human sweat gland that are present in areas such as the axillae (armpits), areola, in the perineum (genital areas), around the belly button and in the external auditory canal(as wax-secreting glands). Specialized types of apocrine glands present on the eyelids are called Moll's glands. Apocrine sweat glands are inactive until they are stimulated by hormonal changes in puberty.2) Holocrine - the sebaceous glands of the skin and the meibomian glands of the eyelid.
Where are apocrine sweat glands found?
Armpit (axilla) and in the pigment skin areas around the genitals.
What system does skin belong to in the body?
Lots of things. Basically, the integumentary system includes your skin (the epidermis and the dermis) and all of the glands that like in your skin (sebacous glands, apocrine glands, sweat glands, hair follicles).
What gland secretes a lubricant for hair and skin?
Apocrine glandsebaceous
Which glands secrete fatty acids and proteins?
apocrine glands
What glands are most concentrated in the axillary and groin areas of the body?
Apocrine glands are most concentrated in areas of skin with course hair, such as the armpit and groin areas.
What has the author Luis Requena written?
Luis Requena has written: 'Neoplasms with apocrine differentiation' -- subject(s): Apocrine glands, Breast Neoplasms, Histopathology, Pathology, Skin Neoplasms, Tumors
What are the 3 types of glands found in the skin and what are their function?
The skin of humans has two basic types of glands, sweat glands (sudoriferous) and oil glands (sebacious). The sweat glands come in two varieties, the eccrine glands produce sweat all over our bodies, but the apocrine glands only become active during puberty and give us body odor. These aromatic apocrine glands are concentrated in the armpits and the genital regions.i dont know lol plzzz someone answer this question
