Ch. 5 Sweat and Oil Glands

Question 1

epidermal gland that produces sweat

Answer 1

Sudoriferous gland

Question 2

type of sweat gland that is present on all skin surfaces except nipples and external genitalia
-3 million per person

Answer 2

Sudoriferous glands

Question 3

contract upon nervous system stimulation to force sweat into ducts

Answer 3

Myoepithelial cells

Question 4

produce secretions intermittently; secretions do not accumulate in the gland
-abundant on palms, soles of feet, forehead

Answer 4

Eccrine (merocrine) sweat glands

Question 5

less numerous type of sweat gland; produces a secretion containing water, salts, proteins, and fatty acids
-confined to axillary and anogenital areas

Answer 5

Apocrine sweat glands

Question 6

produce cerumen (earwax)

Answer 6

Ceruminous glands

Question 7

secrete milk

Answer 7

Mammary glands

Question 8

epidermal glands that produce an oily secretion (sebum)

• widely distributed (not in thick skin)
• relatively inactive until puberty

Answer 8

Sebaceous glands

Question 9

oily holocrine secretion

• bactericidal
• softens hair and skin

Answer 9

Sebum