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It's just called a sweat gland....another name for them are sebaceous glands

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What is the sebaceous gland of the skin called?

Oil gland


What is a gland found on your skin?

Sweat gland.


What is an opening in the dermis through which perspiration reaches the skin?

The opening is called a sweat pore: the tube that comes from the sweat gland to the surface of the skin. The sweat gland is in the hypodermis and the tube travels up through the dermis through the epidermis to the surface.


What is the difference between sweat duct and sweat gland?

sweat glands :are small tubular structures of the skin that produce sweat. sweat duct :a small duct that conveys sweat from a sudoriferous gland to the surface of the skin.


Does melanin function as a kind of sweat gland?

Melanin is not a sweat gland. Is is the chemical that provides skin color.


What makes the skin moist and soft?

The sweat gland releases an oil called sebum, which keeps the skin soft and moist.So the answer is Sebum.


What is the function of sweatgland duct?

The sweat gland duct transports sweat from the sweat gland to the skin's surface. It helps regulate body temperature by releasing sweat, which evaporates and cools the body.


Where is the coiled end of a sweat gland is in which layer of the skin?

In your dermis.


Which body part removes salt in form of sweat?

skin


How do sweat glands reach the surface of the skin?

Sweat glands are located in the dermis layer of the skin and extend to the surface through ducts that pass through the epidermis. The ducts open onto the surface of the skin, allowing sweat to be released.


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.


What part of the skin do you think is involved in the excretory system?

sweat gland