Chapter 3: The Skin Glands and sensory receptors

Eccrine Sweat Glands

Numerous type of gland, secretes sweat to the surface to help regulate temperature

Apocrine Sweat Glands

secretion contains fatty substances and proteins which is released into hair follicles of areas such as the armpits and genital regions

Sebaceous Glands

also release substances into hair follicles, sometimes referred to as oil glands because they release an oily secretion called sebum

Which gland(s) will secrete their substance into the hair follicle?

Sebaceous Glands and Apocrine Glands

Which skin gland secretes sweat to cool the body?

Eccrine

How many types of main sensory receptors are there?

3

thermoreceptors

stimulated by temperature

mechanoreceptors

touch or tactile receptors, stimulated by mechanical stimuli

nociceptors

prefix “to cause pain”, pain receptors

QUICK WHAT IS THIS

arrector pili muscle

arrector pili

smooth muscle, when stimulated by the nervous system these can give you “goosebumps”