Be able to identify eccrine, apocrine, and sebaceous sweat glands (ducts and secretory portions) at the light microscope level. Identify hair follicles and their major components including the pilosebaceous apparatus. The skin and its associated structures, hair, sweat glands and nails make up the integumentary system.

Jan 2, 2018 · Physiology of Sweating • The principal function of the eccrine glands is to produce sweat during periods of heat stress • Normal sweat rates can range from 0.75 to 2 L / hour • During heat stress, 3-4L / hour can be attained, and a rate of 1- 1.5 L / hour can be maintained • One litre of evaporated sweat removes about 585 kilocalories ...

Jan 4, 2025 · Sweat and Sebaceous Glands 2. A- Merocrine (eecrine) secretion: Most common method of secretion where the product is released via exocytosis without any loss of cellular material.

The arrows in the 40X image indicate sweat glands. The 400X image shows detail.

Dec 13, 2014 · The document describes the anatomy and physiology of sweat glands, sebaceous glands, hair, and nails. It discusses the structure, development, innervation, function, and disorders of eccrine and apocrine sweat glands.

A sweat gland duct is extending down from the surface epithelium near the top center of the field. At the extreme right, a hair is seen extending from the top of a follicle, and pale sebaceous glands are emptying into the follicle lower down.

Audio Histology Slide-Sweat Gland. This is an audio histology slide! Click on the button below the histology image and you will hear me give a brief description of the histology slide. A comprehensive, fun and entertaining site devoted exclusively to …

Oct 9, 2024 · Sweat Gland Histology Eccrine Sweat Glands • Coiled structure • Secretory cells (S) • Cuboidal, light staining • Lower reticular layer (dermis) • Hypodermis/subcutaneous layer (less commonly) • Ducts (D) • Two cell layers thick, darker staining Case 8 LO: Describe the structure and function of sweat glands (S) (S) (S) (D) (D)

Sweat glands are exocrine glands located in the skin that secrete sweat, a fluid containing water, salts, and other materials. The main type of sweat gland is the eccrine sweat gland, which regulates body temperature through sweating.

Virtual microscope slides of thick and thin skin (hair follicles, sweat and sebaceous glands) and Meissner and Pacinian corpuscles.