How Body Produces Sweat Flashcards
1
Q
Sweat produces in two types of sweat glands, located at _
A
Dermis
2
Q
Human has _ million sweat glands
A
2.6
3
Q
No sweat glands on _ (3)
A
Lips
Nipples
Genitals
4
Q
Sweat glands consist of long, coiled, hollow tubes of _
A
Cells
5
Q
Sweat produced in _
A
Coiled region in dermis
6
Q
_ connects to sweat glands
A
Nerve cells from sympathetic nervous system
7
Q
Types of sweat glands are (2)
A
Eccrine
Apocrine
8
Q
_ most numerous types of sweat glands
A
Eccrine
9
Q
Eccrine found all over body, particularly in (3)
A
Palms
Soles
Forehead
10
Q
Eccrine glands are active from _
A
Birth
11
Q
Apocrine glands confined mostly to (2)
A
Armpit
Genital area
12
Q
Apocrine glands typically end in _
A
Hair follicles
13
Q
Apocrine glands larger than eccrine glands and usually become active once _
A
Puberty has begun
14
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