Question

Briefly state the difference between suderiferous and odouriferous glands and Apocrine and Eccrine glands

Answer 1

There are two types of sweat glands present in the skin layer; one kind are the apocrine sweat glands which secrete fluid into the sac of hair follicle through which it eventually comes out on the skin. The other kind is the eccrine sweat gland which secretes sweat directly onto the surface of the skin. One may equate the secretion of the glands as follows- the apocrine glands secrete substances indirectly whereas the eccrine glands secrete directly through a duct. Eccrine glands are also called as merocrine glands. Generally, in humans, the apocrine glands are present in very few numbers and are located at few select parts of the body whereas the eccrine glands are present all over the body in large numbers. In infants, the apocrine glands are present all over the body but eventually they are replaced and restricted to very