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Sweat glands
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Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
The sweat glands (glandulae sudoriferae) are simple, tubular, lying in the deep sections of the dermis, where the initial section is folded in the form of a glomerulus. A long excretory duct permeates the skin and epidermis and opens on the surface of the skin with a hole - sometimes sweat. Sweat glands in the skin are unevenly distributed. They are many in the axillary and inguinal areas, in the skin of the palms and soles. In some places, sweat glands are absent (head and inner surface of the foreskin of the penis, transitional part of the lips). Sweat glands, together with water, remove from the body metabolic products: urea, some salts, uric acid. Evaporation of sweat leads to a decrease in body temperature.
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