Accessory Structures of the Skin

what are skin glands to the skin

an accessory structure

what are the types of skin glands

• sweat

• sebaceous

what type of gland is usually associated with hair follicles/greasy hair

sebaceous glands

what type of gland produces sebum

sebaceous glands

sebum

fatty material that keeps hair and skin soft and waterproof

where are sebaceous glands not found and why

palms and soles because those need to be grippy

what does excess sebum result in the formation of

acne

sudoriferous glands

sweat glands

where are sudoriferous glands found

widespread in the skin

where do sudoriferous glands originate

in deeper dermis or hypodermis as ball-shaped coils

eccrine/merocrine glands

most numerous glands that open to a pore

what do eccrine/merocrine glands respond to

elevated body temperature

where are eccrine/merocrine glands abundant

forehead, neck, back

what is sweat made up of

mostly water plus salts and wastes

apocrine sweat glands

specialized gland in axillary and groin areas that have proteins and lipids

how are apocrine sweat glands secreted

by exocytosis

what do apocrine sweat glands respond to

emotions and pain

what do apocrine sweat gland ducts open up to

hair follicles

what are the modified sweat glands

• ceruminous glands

• mammary glands

ceruminous glands

ear wax

mammary glands

milk

what sweat glands are associated with BO

apocrine sweat glands