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glands are not organs. Sebaceuos glands remove fat from body and only activate during pubirty these glands also remove toxins and cool the bosy off. Sweat glands secrete toxins through sweat and cool body as well these are activated in the body after birth these do not stink because there is no fat in the sweat.

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What are 3 examples of exocrine glands?

Exocrine glands are glands that secrete their products to the outside of the body. Examples include sweat glands, which secrete a hypotonic salt solution to the surface of the skin; portions of the pancreas, which secrete pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes and bicarbonate into the small intestine; and salivary glands, which secrete saliva into the mouth.


How are sebaceous glands and sweat glands similar?

sweat glands secrete sweat (H20, ammonia, urea, salt) onto skin surface. Function: cooling+ evaporation and removal of wastes Sebaceous gland (oil glands) secrete oil onto hair and skin. Function: prevents drying and protects against bacteria.


Which layer of skin contains most of the accessory structures?

The dermis layer of the skin contains most of the accessory structures, such as hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and nerve endings. These structures play important roles in regulating body temperature, sensation, and maintaining overall skin health.


Are sweat glands organs?

Yes, sweat glands are considered organs because they are specialized structures that have a specific function in the body. Sweat glands produce and secrete sweat to help regulate body temperature and maintain homeostasis.


Name two different categories of skin secretion and the glands that manufacture them?

Two categories of skin secretion are sebum, produced by sebaceous glands, and sweat, produced by eccrine and apocrine glands. Sebum helps moisturize the skin and hair, while sweat helps regulate body temperature and excrete waste products.

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What accessory glands are associated with cutaneous membrane?

Accessory glands associated with the cutaneous membrane include sweat glands and sebaceous glands. Sweat glands produce sweat, which helps regulate body temperature, while sebaceous glands secrete sebum to lubricate and waterproof the skin.


What are the accessory organs of the integumentary system?

The skin is part of the integumentary system. Its four accessory organs include the hair follicles, sebaceous glands, sweat glands and the nails.Anything that does not include the blood vessels (that supply nutrition to the skin), sweat glands, sebacious glands, adipose, cartilaginious fibers even. and others inside the dermis (it is FULL of accessory items).


What other organs are with the Skin?

Skin contains sweat glands and sebaceous glands and hair follicles.


Are the sweat and sebaceous glands in the stratum corneum?

The sweat and sebaceous glands are in the dermis, not in the stratum corneum.


Are sebaceous glands an example of aprocrine glands?

No. Apocrine glands are not sebaceous glands. They are specialized sweat glands.


In all mammals mammary glands are modified sweat or sebaceous glands?

sweat glands all do


Are sweat glands called sebaceous glands?

No, sweat glands and sebaceous glands are different structures in the body. Sweat glands produce sweat to regulate body temperature, while sebaceous glands produce oil (sebum) to moisturize the skin and hair.


What is another name for suderiferous glands and sebaceous glands?

Suderiferous glands are also known as sweat glands, while sebaceous glands are commonly referred to as oil glands.


What layer of the skin that contains sweat glands sebaceous glands and and hair follicles?

The integumentary system contains sebaceous glands.


Blackheads can result from a blockage of which of the following glands?

sebaceous sweat glands


What kind of sweat gland is associated with hair?

sebaceous glands


What is the sebaceous gland of the skin called?

Oil gland