Sebaceous Glands
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Sebaceous glands secrete:
Sweat
Uric acid
Water
Sebum
If for some reason the sebaceous gland fails to function, which of these is likely to happen?
The skin will turn dry.
Regulation of the body temperature falls.
The skin will turn darker with more melanin.
The hairs will fail to grow.
Which gland discharges an oily secretion into hair follicles?
Sweat glands
Ceruminous glands
Sebaceous glands
Meibomian glands
What is the function of sebum?
Keeps skin from drying and chapping
Carries melanin
Produces sweat
Provides elasticity to the skin
Which of these is not a problem associated with the sebaceous gland?
Pimples
Acne
Blackheads
Grey hair
Ceruminous or wase glands are seen in:
olfactory passage of mammals
external auditory canal in mammals
eyes of mammals
none of these
Earwax is produced by:
the eardrum
modified sweat glands
modified sebaceous glands
the tiny hair in the ears
The gland that controls the tears is___.
Meibomian gland
Ceruminous gland
Sweat gland
Sebaceous gland
Meibomian glands are located at:
nose
mouth
ear
eyelids
What is the function of sebum?
Keeps skin from drying and chapping
Carries melanin
Produces sweat
Provides elasticity to the skin