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SKIN GLAND NOTES SKIN GLANDS • Sebaceous (oil) glands –Usually connected to hair follicles –Moistens hair and waterproofs skin • Sweat (sudoriferous) glands –Eccrine sweat glands • Function is to cool the body (also nervous) –Apocrine sweat glands • Associated with hair follicles • Odor occurs when broken down by bacteria • Ceruminous glands –Modified sudoriferous glands –Secrete cerumen (ear wax) • Mammary glands –Secrete milk SKIN COLOR • Genetic factors –Same number of melanocytes –Albinism – no melanin • Environmental factors –UV light or x-rays • Physiological factors –Amount of blood – appear pink/red –Amount of oxygen • Cyanosis – bluish skin tone due low oxygen in blood –Carotene accumulation – orange tint –Jaundice – yellowish skin tone due liver disorder