Glands - Sweat glands

3 important questions on Glands - Sweat glands

What are the two types of sweat glands in the skin?

  • Merocrine
  • Apocrine

What are the 4 characteritics of apocrine sweat glands?

  1. They develope from hair follicles in puberty
  2. They signal body scent (emotions/pheromones?)
  3. Scent developes via bacterial interactions on the skin
  4. Not for thermo regulation

What are the 3 characteristics of the merocrine sweat glands?

  1. They secrete directly onto the skn surface
  2. They are for thermoregulation
  3. They protect by inhibiting bacterial growth

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