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Apocrine sweat gland

Apocrine sweat gland
Details
Precursor Primary epithelial germ
System Integumentary system
Nerve Adrenergic nerves
Identifiers
Latin Glandula sudorifera apocrina
MeSH A10.336.899.206
TE H3.12.00.3.03002
FMA 59155
Anatomical terminology
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An apocrine sweat gland (/ˈæpəkrən/, /ˈæpəˌkrn/, or /ˈæpəˌkrin/, from Greek apo– "away" and krinein "to separate") is composed of a coiled secretory portion located at the junction of the dermis and subcutaneous fat, from which a straight portion inserts and secretes into the infundibular portion of the hair follicle. In humans, apocrine sweat glands are found only in certain locations of the body: the axillae (armpits), areola and nipples of the breast, ear canal, eyelids, wings of the nostril, perianal region, and some parts of the external genitalia. Modified apocrine glands include the ciliary glands in the eyelids; the ceruminous glands, which produce ear wax; and the mammary glands, which produce milk. The rest of the body is covered by eccrine sweat glands.


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