Apocrine Sweat Glands

... will poke out into the lumen of apical sweat glands

apical blebs of cytoplasm

apocrine sweat glands respond to ...

1) stress 2) emotional/sensory stimuli via pheromones

is the lumen larger in eccrine or apocrine sweat glands?

apocrine

where are apocrine sweat glands located?

axillary, areolar, pubic, and perianal regions

sympathetic nerves release ... at apocrine sweat glands

epi/NE

the ducts of apocrine glands open into a ... superior to a sebaceous gland

hair follicle

what is the mode of secretion of apocrine sweat glands?

merocrine

are apocrine glands involved in thermoregulation?

no

do apocrine glands participate in NaCl resorption

no

what are the characteristics of apocrine sweat gland secretions?

protein rich, milky, and more viscous than eccrine sweat

when do apocrine sweat glands become active?

puberty

the ducts of apocrine glands open into a hair follicle superior to a ...

sebaceous gland

what cells line the lumen of apocrine sweat glands?

simple cuboidal/columnar epithelium

apocrine sweat is odorless until ...

skin bacteria degrade it

apocrine sweat glands have a ... innervation

sympathetic (adrenergic)

do apocrine sweat glands contain myoepithelial cells?

yes

is apocrine sweat odorless?

yes