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What glands are most concentrated in the axillary and groin areas of the body?
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Apocrine glands are most concentrated in areas of skin with course hair, such as the armpit and groin areas.
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What is the Gland found in underarm or groin?
apocrine (sweat) glands
Where are your lymph nodes located?
There are lymph nodes throughout the human body. Lymph nodes range in size from being as small as the head of a pin to the size of an olive. There are groups of lymph nodes which can normally be felt in the groin, underarms, and neck.
What happens when you have tissue damage in groin area?
you have pulled your groin
What is directional term from groin to buttock?
The buttocks are posterior to the groin.
Can clobetasol propionate be used in groin area?
Clobetasol proprionate should not be used on or around the groin area or other, similar areas such as the armpits, unless you have been specifically advised to use that treament by your health care provider.This is because clobetasol is a very strong steroid, and there is increased risk of severe (and minor) side-effects if too much of the medication is absorbed. The groin and armpits are two areas of the body where the medication is easily absorbed, so it's easy to get too much in your body if it's applied to those areas. There is also increased risk of damaging the skin in those areas, as well.Clobetasol is a common treatment for vulvar lichen sclerosus; in these patients, the skin-thinning side effects is not seen.
Where are the lymph nodes most dense?
Lymph nodes are most dense in the inguinal, axillary and cervical regions of the body.
What body areas have the highest density of sweat glands?
Sweat glands are distributed over the entire skin surface except the nipples and parts of the external genitalia. There are up to 3 million of them per person. There are two types of sweat grands: eccrine and apocrine.Eccrine sweat glands, also called merocrine sweat glands, are far more numerous and are particularly abundant on the palms, soles of the feet, and forehead.Apocrine sweat glands, approximately 2000 of them are largely confined to the axillary and anogenital areas.
Where is skin flora most concentrated?
groin
What is genital acne?
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a skin disease that most commonly affects areas bearing apocrine sweat glands or sebaceous glands, such as the underarms, breasts, inner thighs, groin and buttocks.[1]:710
What type of sweat gland is only found in the groin and axillary region?
Only Apocrine sweat glands are found in the axilla and anal region. The glands connect to hair follicles and are the sweat that produces odour) Eccrine sweat glands are found all over the body and open onto the skin. Sebaceous sweat glands are found all over the skin (with the exception of our palms and soles) and are connected to hair follicles.
What is the Gland found in underarm or groin?
apocrine (sweat) glands
What are the lymph nodes in the groin called?
lymph glands
Where are most lymph nodes in the body?
Your nymph nodes are located next to your tonsils, in your groin, in your armpit, in your hypothalamus, and many other areas, though these are the main sites.Lymph nodes are found all throughout the body, and act as filters or traps for foreign particles. Humans have approximately 500-600 lymph nodes distributed throughout the body, with clusters found in the underarms, groin, neck, chest, and abdomen.
How many mammary glands are in a cat?
The mammary glands are located from the chest to the groin area in a cat. The mammary glands in cats are also known as dugs.
What part of the integumentary system become active at puberty?
The apocrine glands are the glands that are activated at puberty. They are found mainly in the skin of the axilla, groin, areolae, and bearded areas of the face in adult males.
Body parts beginning with the letter g?
Gallbladder, genitals, glands, groin and gums are body parts.
Do Lymph nodes occur in particular regions of the body?
Lymph nodes are in general areas of the neck near the jaw line, near the shoulder bades, and under the arms.
