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