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Anatomy and Physiology of Sweat GlandsAnatomy and Physiology of Sweat GlandsTo understand pathologic mechanisms at the base of hyperhidrosis, a brief review of anatomy and physiologic function of sweat glands is provided.doi:10.1007/978-3-319-26923-8_1Gabriella BrancaccioTeresa...
which is the largest in the human body. These glands may be apocrine or eccrine, the latter tubules being folded, and their main function being to exercise body thermoregulation through the formation and excretion of sweat secretion. They are innervated by non-myelinated postganglionic sympathetic...
distribution, and function. Eccrine sweat glands are simple, coiled, tubular glands present throughout the body, most numerously on the soles of the feet. Thin skin covers most of the body and contains sweat glands, hair follicles, hair arrector muscles, and sebaceous...
sweat glands (sudoriferous glands) are distributed all over the body except for the nipples and part of the external genitalia; approximately 2.5 million per person 2 types of sweat glands eccrine and apocrine eccrine or merocrine sweat glands ...
The apocrine sweat glands, associated with the presence of hair in human beings (as on the scalp, the armpit, and the genital region), continuously secrete a concentrated fatty sweat into the gland tube. Emotional stress stimulates contraction of the gland, expelling its contents. Skin bacteria ...
two types of sweat glands sebaceous glands oil glands eccrine glands -not associated with hair follicles -mostly in palms/ soles of feet -function throughout life -respond to rise in temperature -located on forehead, neck, and back secretion: water, salt, uric acid, vitamin c, ammonia, urea...
it evaporates, it dissipates thermal energy, or heat, from the skin, hence, why humans sweat more during exercise or in hot temperatures. the sweat glands are also excretory organs, eliminating a variety of organic compounds in addition to heavy metals out of the body. references dorland, w...
Mammary glands The breasts are found at the anterior thoracic wall, anterior to the deep fascia and pectoral muscles; separated from them by the retromammary space. Each breast consists of mammary glands and surrounding connective tissue. The mammary glands are modified apocrine sweat glands. They...
Eccrine sweat glands allow for temperature control. When body temperature rises during physical activity, increased ambient temperature, or fever, these glands respond by secreting sweat. This sweat is eventually evaporated from the surface of the skin, effectively cooling down body temperature. The ini...