Sweat glands, also known as sudoriferous are small tubular structures of the skin that produce sweat. Sweat glands are a type of exocrine gland, which are glands that produce and secrete substances onto an epithelial surface by way of a duct. There are two main types of sweat glands that differ in their structure, function, secretory product…[Read more]

The luminal cells of the duct contains desmosomes for secretion The secretory cells/coil can be divided into: -a coiled segment -a long and straight segment that extends up to the epidermis -an intraepidermal segment, which joins up with a cork-screw shaped cleft between epithelial cells, opening via a circular aperture Myoepit…[Read more]