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What are the eccrine glands and where are they found?
Eccrine are found on hands and feet to provide thermoregulation and apocrine connected to the hair follicle concentrated in the axilla, perenium and audtory
Does the eccrine gland produce sebum and other cutaneous oils?
Yes, sebum and other cutaneous oils are produced by eccrine glands.
How many eccrine glands are in your body?
There are about 2 to 3 million eccrine sweat glands all over your body.
What sweat glands produce when the weather is hot?
When the weather is hot, eccrine sweat glands produce sweat. Eccrine glands secrete a watery fluid that helps regulate body temperature by evaporating from the skin's surface, cooling it down.
How do you use eccrine in a sentence?
To be eccrine, essentially, means to be of the sweat glands. An example sentence would be: His eccrine problem was very apparent.
Do apocrine glands contribute to thermoregulation?
Apocrine glands do not primarily contribute to thermoregulation; their main function is to produce a thicker, milky secretion that is associated with scent and emotional responses. Thermoregulation is mainly managed by eccrine glands, which secrete a watery fluid to cool the body through evaporation. While apocrine glands can produce sweat in response to stress or hormonal changes, they are not involved in the body's cooling process like eccrine glands are.
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.
Which doesn't belong axilla apocrine glands eccrine glands scent?
scent glands
What is the Gland found in underarm or groin?
The gland found in the underarm or groin is called the apocrine gland. These glands produce a thicker secretion compared to eccrine glands, and their secretions can mix with bacteria on the skin to produce body odor.
What is a merocrine gland?
Eccrine (sweat) glands.
When do eccrine glands become active?
Puberty.
What organ system controls activity of eccrine glands?
The Skin controls the activity of the eccrine sweat glands.
