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Module 2f - A&P
Introduction to the Human Body
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| two major skin glands | sebaceous and sweat glands |
| sebaceous gland | or oil glandfound where body has hair |
| sebum | secretion from sebaceous glandoily substance |
| sebaceous gland | small amount are open to skinhelps lubricats and helps waterproof skin and hair |
| vernix caseosa | secreted by sebaceous glands in the fetus and covers baby when born |
| sweat glands or sudoriferous | located in the dermis; opens onto the skin as a pore |
| aporcrine gland | sweat gland usually associated with hair follicles and found in the axillary and genital areas |
| respond to emotional stress | |
| eccrine glands | more numerous and widely distributed; they are throughout the body; not associated with hair follicles; play role in temperature regulation |
| mammary glands | located in the breast; secret milk |
| ceruminous glands | found in the external auditory canal of the ear and they secrete cerumen. |