INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM
EPIDERMIS
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suderiferous
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sebaceous
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eccrin
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aprocrine
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sebaceous glands are microscopic glands found in your hair follicles that secrete sebum. Sebum is an oily substance that protects your skin from drying out.
Detailed explanation-2: -sebaceous gland, small oil-producing gland present in the skin of mammals. Sebaceous glands are usually attached to hair follicles and release a fatty substance, sebum, into the follicular duct and thence to the surface of the skin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The glands secrete sebum through the sebaceous duct into the follicle and onto the surface of the skin. Sebum, a complex lipid mixture, acts as an emollient to the hair and skin and may have a protective function. Sebaceous glands enlarge and become functionally active during puberty.