ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY COMM COLL PHILADELPHIA
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY COMM COLL PHILADELPHIA
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ISBN: 9781323360989
Author: MARTINI & NATH
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 6RC
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The reason for the reduction in odor due to the sweat from the apocrine glands by washing the skin and applying the deodorant.

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The integument has two main components, which includes a cutaneous membrane (epidermis and dermis) and accessory structures (hair, nails, and exocrine glands). The exocrine gland helps in thermoregulation and excretes wastes. It contains two types of glands based on its function, which includes sweat glands and sebaceous glands. The sweat glands produce a watery solution and also perform certain specific functions. There are two kinds of sweat glands namely, apocrine and eccrine..

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