NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HISTOLOGY

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM SKIN

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which of the following is not a type of gland in the skin?

A	sweat
B	sebaceous
C	hair
D	oil

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: The thyroid gland is not a derivative of skin.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Eccrine sweat glands are involved in hyperhidrosis, though apocrine glands may play a role as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -Associated Glands: There are four types of exocrine glands within human skin-sudoriferous, sebaceous, ceruminous, and mammary glands.

Detailed explanation-4: -The human skin has several types of exocrine glands (Latin, glandulae cutis), which release their biochemical products onto the skin surface. All skin glands consist by a secretory compartment, the gland or coil (tubulus), and an excretory part, the duct (ductus).

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