Work sheet 2 Flashcards
The more numerous perspiration gland
Eccrine Sweat Gland
Secretion is often milky in appearance, contains proteins and lipids that support bacterial growth
Apocrine Sweat Gland
Pressure receptor in the dermis
Cutaneous Receptors
Pacinian Corpuscle
More active at puberty under the influence of androgens
Apocrine Sweat Glands
Eccrine Sweat glands
Sheath of epithelial and connective tissue around a hair
Hair Follicle
Smooth muscle that pulls hair upright in cold or frightening circumstances
Arrector Pili
Secretion is a mixture of lipids, cholesterol and cell fragments called sebum
Sebaceous Gland
Part of the heat liberating apparatus of the body
Apocrine Sweat Gland
Eccrine sweat gland
These glands are found everywhere on the body except the soles of the feet and palms of the hands
Sebaceous Gland
Specialized nerve endings that respond to specific stimuli
Cutaneous receptors
Ducts open to external environment through a pore
Apocrine Sweat Gland
Eccrine sweat Gland
Found everywhere on the body except the lips, soles of the feet and palms of the hands
Hair