Week 3: Glands

Question 0

Sebaceous glands or Oil glands

Answer 0

secrete and oily substance called sebum

located in the dermis

Question 1

What are the two main categories of skin glands?

Answer 1

Sebaceous and sweat glands

Question 2

The combining form seb/o means

Answer 2

oily substance

Question 3

ducts

Answer 3

tubelike passages that release sebum from the glands into hair follicles

Question 4

ductules

Answer 4

tiny ducts

Question 5

sebaceous glands are considered__________ because……

Answer 5

holocrine glands

the secreting glands and their secretions make up the discharge produced

Question 6

Sweat glands

Answer 6

aggregations of cells that are found in the dermis

Question 7

Sweat glands are divided onto two glands?

Answer 7

Eccrine glands

Apocrine glands

Question 8

eccrine glands

Answer 8

secrete water, salt, waste (sweat), and are located in various regions of the body depending on the species

Question 9

apocrine glands

Answer 9

produce and secrete strong smelling substances into hair follicles

Question 10

hyperthermia

Answer 10

high body temperature

Question 11

hypothermia

Answer 11

low body temperature

Question 12

sweat glands help regulate body temperatures against__________ and ___________.

Answer 12

hyperthermia and hypothermia

Question 13

Hidrosis

Answer 13

production and secretion of sweat

Question 14

the combining form hidr/o means

Answer 14

sweat

Question 15

Anhidrosis

Answer 15

abnormal reduction of sweating

Question 16

hyperhidrosis

Answer 16

excessive sweating

Question 17

Cerumonious glands

Answer 17

modified sweat glands that are located in the ear canal

Question 18

Cerumen

Answer 18

waxy substance secreted in the ear

commonly known as earwax