Glands

Question 1

Sebaceous glands

Answer 1

Oil glands; protects the surface of the skin

Question 2

Sudoriferous glands

Answer 2

Sweat glands; excrete perspiration, regulate body temperature

Question 3

Bromhidrosis

Answer 3

the secretion of foul smelling sweat and is a disorder of the sudoriferous gland.

Question 4

Anhidrosis

Answer 4

the inability to sweat normally, characterized by a lack of perspiration which can lead to heatstroke. Remember “a” or “an” used as a prefix typically means “lack of” something.

Question 5

Hyperhidrosis

Answer 5

excessive sweating and a disorder of the sudoriferous glands, not the sebaceous glands.