Sweat gland
Sweat glands, (sudoriferous or sudoriparous glands),[2] are small tube-like glands in the skin that create sweat.
| Sweat gland | |
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| A cross-section of the human skin, with the sweat gland labeled at the bottom | |
| Latin | Glandula sudorifera[1] |
| System | Integumentary |
| Nerve | Eccrine: cholinergic sympathetic nerves Apocrine: adrenergic nerves |
| Precursor | Ectoderm |
The evaporation of sweat helps to cool the body down. Also, in many mammals, the sweat contains a slight scent which other animals can notice.
Sweat Gland Media
Body of a sweat gland cut in various directions
Human sweat gland pores on the ridges of a finger pad
In apocrine secretion (pictured), portions of the cell are pinched off and later disintegrate.
Transverse view of the skin with sweat glands highlighted
Transverse view of the eyelid with sweat glands highlighted
References
- ↑ Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology (2008). Terminologia histologica: international terms for human cytology and histology. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 121. ISBN 9780781775373.
- ↑ "sudoriferous". The New Oxford American Dictionary (2nd).
