Sebaceous Glands

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Write an example of acidic amino acid.

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Earwax is secreted by _______ gland.

1. ceruminous

2. sebaceous

3. sweat

4. meibomian

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Name some substances that can be eliminated by the sebaceous glands through the sebum.

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What is the function of sebum?

1. Provides elasticity to the skin

2. Carries melanin

3. Keeps skin from drying and chapping

4. Produces sweat

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Meibomian glands are located at:

1. nose

2. mouth

3. ear

4. eyelids

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Sebaceous glands produce an oily secretion called ________

Q.

Describe the sweat glands.

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What is sebaceous gland? Where is it located?

Q. Which gland discharges an oily secretion into hair follicles?

1. Mammary glands

2. Ceruminous glands
3. Sebaceous glands
4. Sweat glands

Q.

Sebaceous glands secrete:

1. Sweat

2. Uric acid

3. Water

4. Sebum

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If for some reason the sebaceous gland fails to function, which of these is likely to happen?

1. The skin will turn darker with more melanin.

2. The hairs will fail to grow.

3. The skin will turn dry.

4. Regulation of the body temperature falls.

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Which of the following is not a problem related to sebaceous gland?

1. Pimples

2. Wrinkles

3. Acne

4. Blackheads

Q. What is the role of the sebaceous gland of skin?

1. It makes skin waterproof.
2. All of the above.
3. It provides an oily secretion.
4. It prevents the loss of water by evaporation.

Q.

Where is sweat gland found in the skin?

Q. Meibomian glands are located in

1. Mucous membrane of the nose

2. Inner lining of the mouth
3. Margins of the eyelids
4. Auditory canal

Q.

Which gland smoothens the margins of eyelids and prevents the overflow of tears, smoothens the margins of eyelids and prevents overflow of tears?

1. Sweat gland

2. Salivary gland

3. Meibomian glands

4. Ceruminous gland

Q. Sebaceous glands are ________________.

1. Apocrine
2. Merocrine
3. Holocrine
4. None of the above

Q. Which of the following is a derivative of skin which secretes sebum?

1. Nail
2. Sweat gland
3. Sebaceous gland
4. All of the above

Q. Sebaceous glands secretes _______.

1. Oil
2. Wax
3. Water
4. Mucus

Q. VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE
Name any one modified sweat gland and any one modified sebaceous gland.

Q. Which substance is / are eliminated out by sebaceous glands through sebum ?

1. Sterols
2. Hydrocarbons
3. Waxes
4. All of these

Q. Which of the following sense organs present in Ascaris are chemoreceptors and are located in ventrolateral lips?

1. Amphids
2. Pineal setae
3. Pineal spicules
4. Copulatory bursa

Q. Sebaceous glad of skin is

1. Apocrine
2. Holocrine
3. Merorine
4. Heterocrine

Q. Sebaceous glands are

1. Apocrine
2. Holocrine
3. Mesocrine
4. Eccrine

Q. Which of the following is not included in sebum?

1. Waxes
2. Sterols
3. Fatty acids
4. Amino acids

Q. The oily substance sebum is produced by

1. Sweet glands
2. Sebaceous glands
3. Mammary glands
4. Pancreas

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What is the difference between MEIBOMIAN GLAND and CERUMINOUSGLAND?

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Which gland discharges an oily secretion into hair follicles?

1. Sweat glands

2. Ceruminous glands

3. Meibomian glands

4. Sebaceous glands

Q. VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE
Name the skin glands which when inflamed cause acne