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What skin gland produces oily secretion that causes blackheads?
sebaceous gland
What is the sabaceous gland?
a small gland in the skin which secretes a lubricating oily matter (sebum) into the hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair.
A gland in the skin that produces oily secretions is the?
sebaceous
What structures found in the skin help prevent water loss and inhibit bacterial growth on the surface of the skin?
oil gland
What layer of skin if unbroken prevents the entry of most pathogens?
stratum corneum
What is the function of oil glands?
Keeps the skin moist and prevents it from drying or cracking.
What is a gland found on your skin?
Sweat gland.
Why breast is called modified sweat gland?
It's a modified sweat gland. Milk is essentially modified sweat, which is produced by mammary glands. Sebaceous glands produce sebum, which is this oily substance designed to lubricate skin and hair. This prevents the cells from drying out.
When a snake sheds its skin is the skin that is shed stretchy and kind of rubbery or dry and brittle?
It is usually dry and brittle, not unlike the skin of humans that peels off after a severe sunburn.
Is a mammary gland an endocrine gland?
It's a modified sweat gland. Milk is essentially modified sweat, which is produced by mammary glands. Sebaceous glands produce sebum, which is this oily substance designed to lubricate skin and hair. This prevents the cells from drying out.
Is skin a gland?
Skin is an organ, that contains glands
What skin protein prevents water loss?
Keratin
What skin gland produces oily secretion that causes blackheads?
sebaceous gland
Does the skin act as a gland by synthesizing vitamin a?
Acts as a gland by synthesizing vitamin A.
What is the sabaceous gland?
a small gland in the skin which secretes a lubricating oily matter (sebum) into the hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair.
What gland secretes a lubricant for hair and skin?
Apocrine glandsebaceous
What are the signs and symptoms of poor nutrition?
poor dry skin, dull brittle hair, brittle nails, pale
