Sweat gland
small tubular structures of the skin that produce sweat; a type of exocrine gland, which are glands that produce and secrete substances onto an epithelial surface by way of a duct / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sweat glands, (sudoriferous or sudoriparous glands),[2] are small tube-like glands in the skin that create sweat.
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Sweat gland | |
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Details | |
Precursor | Ectoderm |
System | Integumentary |
Nerve | Eccrine: cholinergic sympathetic nerves Apocrine: adrenergic nerves |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Glandula sudorifera[1] |
MeSH | D013545 |
TA | A16.0.00.029 |
FMA | 59152 |
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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.