Accessory Structures of the Skin

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Which type of glands produce a waxy secretion called cerumen?

  • Simple coiled tubular glands
  • Compound tubuloacinar glands
  • Mammary glands
  • Ceruminous glands (correct)

What is the function of mammary glands?

  • To produce cerumen
  • To produce milk (correct)
  • To produce sweat
  • To regulate secretion

Where are ceruminous glands found?

  • In the sweat glands
  • In the mammary glands
  • In the compound tubuloacinar glands
  • In the external auditory meatus (correct)

What is the structure of simple coiled tubular glands?

<p>Compound tubuloacinar (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What regulates the secretion of compound tubuloacinar glands?

<p>Hormones (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of sweat glands?

<p>To produce sweat (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main secretion of ceruminous glands?

<p>Cerumen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which glands are modified sweat glands?

<p>Ceruminous glands (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the barrier against foreign bodies provided by ceruminous glands located?

<p>In the external auditory meatus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of glands produce sebum onto the epidermal surface?

<p>Sebaceous glands (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are sebaceous glands absent?

<p>Palms and soles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of sebum?

<p>Triglycerides, cholesterol, proteins, and salts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of glands start working soon after birth?

<p>Eccrine sweat glands (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do eccrine sweat glands excrete?

<p>Water, salts, uric acid, urea, ammonia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are apocrine sweat glands found?

<p>Armpit, groin, breast areola, pigmented skin around the anus, bearded regions in male face (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do apocrine sweat glands secrete?

<p>Oily substances containing lipids, proteins, and steroids (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the functions of sweat glands?

<p>Thermoregulation, excretion of urea, uric acid, and ammonia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of glands produce an oily substance containing lipids, proteins, and steroids?

<p>Sebaceous glands (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of sebum produced by sebaceous glands?

<p>Protection against dehydration (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are sebaceous glands absent in the body?

<p>Palms and soles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of sweat glands start working soon after birth?

<p>Eccrine or merocrine glands (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of sweat excreted by eccrine or merocrine sweat glands?

<p>Water, salts, uric acid, urea, ammonia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are apocrine sweat glands primarily found in the body?

<p>Armpit, groin, breast areola, pigmented skin around the anus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of apocrine sweat glands?

<p>Emotional sweating and sweat during sexual activities (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of ceruminous glands?

<p>Production of cerumen for ear protection (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of glands produce a waxy secretion called cerumen?

<p>Ceruminous glands (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main secretion of ceruminous glands?

<p>Cerumen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the functions of sweat glands?

<p>Regulation of body temperature (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do eccrine sweat glands excrete?

<p>Sweat (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of mammary glands?

<p>Secretion of milk (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of glands start working soon after birth?

<p>Mammary glands (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What regulates the secretion of compound tubuloacinar glands?

<p>Hormones (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are ceruminous glands found?

<p>External auditory meatus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the barrier against foreign bodies provided by ceruminous glands located?

<p>Ear (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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