Cutaneous glands Flashcards
What are the two types of cutaneous glands
Sebaceous
Sweat
Cutaneous glands are all what type of glands
Exocrine
Prevents brittle hair
Sebum
Kills bacteria
Sebum
If sebum accumulates over the sebaceous gland and then oxidizes and dries it forms what?
Black head
Cradle cap
Seborrhea
Function of the sebaceous gland
Produce oil
Where do sebaceous glands ducts empty to?
Into hair follicles
Directly onto skin surface
When are sebaceous glands activated
Puberty
An active infection of the sebaceous gland
Acne
If a sebaceous gland is blocked by sebum what forms
White head
Sebaceous glands
Oil glands
Can be mild or extremely severe and lead to permanent scarring
Acne
Produce sweat
Sudoriferous glands (sweat glands)
Releases milky/yellow sweat
Apocrine
Fast flowing sebum
Seborrhea
Another name for oil
Sebum
Widely distributed in skin
Sudoriferous glands
Opens via duct to pore on skin surface
Eccrine
Function of the sweat
Helps dissipate excess heat
Excretes waste products
Ducts empty into hair follicles
Apocrine
Where are the sebaceous glands located?
All over the skin except in palms and soles
What is in the sweat of the apocrine gland
Fatty acids and proteins
What are the skin appendages
Cutaneous glands
Hair
Hair follicles
Nails
This type of sweat gland begins to function at puberty
Puberty in presence of androgens
Over activity of sebaceous glands
Seborrhea
Composition of sweat
Mostly water
Salts and vitamin c
Some metabolic waste
Fatty acids and proteins in apocrine only
What does the odor of sweat come from
Bacteria
What function of sweat cause bacteria growth
Acidic nature
Lubricant for skin
Sebum
Two types of sudoriferous glands
Eccrine
Apocrine
Produces clear sweat
Eccrine
