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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What regulates the secretion of compound tubuloacinar glands?

    <p>Hormones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of sweat glands?

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

    What is the main secretion of ceruminous glands?

    <p>Cerumen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which glands are modified sweat glands?

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

    Which type of glands produce sebum onto the epidermal surface?

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

    Where are sebaceous glands absent?

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

    What is the composition of sebum?

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

    Which type of glands start working soon after birth?

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

    What do eccrine sweat glands excrete?

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

    What do apocrine sweat glands secrete?

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

    What are the functions of sweat glands?

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

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

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

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

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

    Where are sebaceous glands absent in the body?

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

    Which type of sweat glands start working soon after birth?

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

    What is the function of apocrine sweat glands?

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

    What is the main function of ceruminous glands?

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

    Which type of glands produce a waxy secretion called cerumen?

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

    What is the main secretion of ceruminous glands?

    <p>Cerumen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the functions of sweat glands?

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

    What do eccrine sweat glands excrete?

    <p>Sweat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of mammary glands?

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

    Which type of glands start working soon after birth?

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

    What regulates the secretion of compound tubuloacinar glands?

    <p>Hormones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are ceruminous glands found?

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

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

    <p>Ear</p> Signup and view all the answers

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