HISTOLOGY
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN
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Question
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What is a less numerous variety of perspiration gland? Its secretion contains proteins and substances that favor bacterial growth. Function begins with adolescence.
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Eccrine sweat gland
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Apocrine sweat gland
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Sebaceous gland
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Ceruminous gland
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Apocrine glands are specialized sweat glands that can be found only in the armpits and pubic region. These glands secrete a milky sweat that encourages the growth of the bacteria responsible for body odor.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most numerous types of sweat glands in our skin, found almost everywhere on the body, are called eccrine glands.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eccrine sweat glands occur over most of the body and open directly onto the skin’s surface. Apocrine glands open into the hair follicle, leading to the surface of the skin. Apocrine glands develop in areas with many hair follicles, such as on the scalp, armpits and groin.
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