Skin Glands

Question 1

What are all the Skin Glands?

Answer 1

Sebaceous, Sudoriferous, Mammary and Ceruminours.

Question 2

What do Sebaceous glands secrete?

Answer 2

Oils.

Question 3

What do Ceruminous glands secrete?

Answer 3

Modified sweat sweat glands in the External ear that secret earwax.

Question 4

With a Few exeptions where are the Oil glands connected?

Answer 4

They are connected to the Hair Follicles.

Question 5

Where is the Secreting portion of the Oil gland located?

Answer 5

Located in the in the Dermis of the skin and opens into the neck of the Hair follicle.

Question 6

Where would the Oil / Sebaceous glands open directly onto the skin?

Answer 6

Lips, Glands penis, Labia minora, And tarsal glands of the Eyelids.

Question 7

Where are the Sebaceous / oil glands absent?

Answer 7

They do not occur on the Plams and soles.

They are also small in places on the body and limbs but bigger on the face neck and chest.

Question 8

What is the Substance that Sebaceous glands secrete?

Answer 8

The product is called Sebum, an oily substance made from Triglycerides, cholesterol, proteins, and inorganic-salts.

Question 9

What does Sebum provide for the body?

Answer 9

It oats the hair and helps them from becoming brittle and dry.
Also prevents water evaporation from the skin and helps with the growth of some bacteria.

Question 10

What is Sebum created from?

Answer 10

This product is made from Triglycerides, Cholesterol, proteins and inorganic-salts.

Question 11

What are the 2 types of Sudoriferous glands /Sweat?

Answer 11

The 2 main types are called:

Eccrine and Apocrine.

Question 12

What does the Sweat from the “Eccrine” glands contain?

Answer 12

Mostly water with small amounts of Ions.

Question 13

What is the Main function of the Eccrine Sweat glands?

Answer 13

To Regulate Temp through evaporation.

As sweat evaporates large amounts of heat leaves the bodies surface.

Question 14

What is the action of “Thermoregulation”?

Answer 14

This is the Homeostatic regulation of the body temp.

Question 15

What occurs for the Hemostatic sweating AKA “Thermoregulation”.

Answer 15

The act of sweating for this purpose is known as “Thermoregulatory Sweating”.

Question 16

What is the Sweat named that evaporates from the skin before perceived as moisture?

Answer 16

This type of sweating is known as “Insensible Perspiration”.

Question 17

What is the sweat called that is seen as moisture and in large amounts?

Answer 17

This type of Sweating is called “Sensible Perspiration”.

Question 18

Besides Thermoregulation what is the other role that the Eccrine Sweat glands do?

Answer 18

They also help eliminate waste such as Uric acid, Urea and Ammonia.
The Kidneys play a much bigger role in this than the Eccrine sweat glands.

Question 19

What is the act of sweating from things such as Fear, Embarrassment or stress?

Answer 19

This is known as “Emotional sweating”.
In contrast to Thermoregulatory sweating it first occurs in the palms and Axillae and then spreads to the rest of the body.

Question 20

Where are Apocrine Sweat glands located?

Answer 20

These are located in the Axilla, groin, breast and bearded regions of males.

Question 21

Where in the skin are the Apocrine Sweat glands located?

Answer 21

They are located in the deep portion of the dermis and the Superficial layer of the Subcutaneous layer.
The Excretory duct is opens into the hair follicle.

Question 22

What is the Appearance of the Sweat from the Eccrine and Apocrine glands?

Answer 22

The Eccrine Sweat appears more clear.
The Apocrine Sweat appears milky and yellow-ish.
The apocrine sweat contains the same components as the Eccrine plus “lipids and proteins”.

Question 23

What Sweat gland is active during thermoregulatory Sweating?

Answer 23

Eccrine glands.

Question 24

What do the Cercuminous glands excrete?

Answer 24

They Secrete a waxy Lubricating secretion.

Question 25

Where are the Cercuminous glands located in the Skin?

Answer 25

Located deep in

Question 26

What do thew combination of Sebaceous and Cercuminous glands create?

Answer 26

Together they create a yellow-ish material called “Cerumen” / Ear wax.

Question 27

What is the purpose of Cerumen / Earwax?

Answer 27

Along with the hairs in the ear they provide protecting for the Ear canal.