GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
It releases oils and moisture for protection.
A
skin
B
hair
C
glands
D
nerves
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sebaceous glands produce an oily substance called sebum, which contributes the vast majority of lipids-fat molecules-to the skin’s surface. These surface lipids keep the skin hydrated and healthy.

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: -Eccrine sweat glands are simple, coiled, tubular glands present throughout the body, most numerously on the soles of the feet. Thin skin covers most of the body and contains sweat glands, in addition to hair follicles, hair arrector muscles, and sebaceous glands.

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