Canadian Medical Guide > Anatomy > Tissues > Exocrine Glands > Sweat Glands Terms and Definitions
Sweat Glands
Medical Definition: | Sweat-producing structures that are embedded in the DERMIS. Each gland consists of a single tube, a coiled body, and a superficial duct. |
Guide Notes: | /secret: see also SWEAT or SWEATING; inflammation = HIDRADENITIS |
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Apocrine Glands - Large, branched, specialized sweat glands that empty into the upper portion of a HAIR FOLLICLE instead of directly onto the SKIN. |
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Eccrine Glands - Simple sweat glands that secrete sweat directly onto the SKIN. |
Sweat Glands Medical Definitions and Terms
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