GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM

INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Oil glands that are found all over the skin ____
A
eccrine glands
B
sebaceous glands
C
apocrine glands
D
arrector pili glands
E
adipose glands
Explanation: 

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 is also known as oil gland. It is a type pf small gland in the skin which secretes a lubricating substance called as sebum. The sebum lubricates the skin and the hair.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sebaceous glands on the lip and mucosa of the cheek, and on the genitalia, are known as Fordyce spots, and glands on the eyelids are known as meibomian glands. Sebaceous glands of the breast are also known as Montgomery’s glands.

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