Quiz: Accessory Organs of the Skin

1. Which of the following glands is most directly involved in acne formation?
a. apocrine
b. eccrine
c. sebaceous
2. Which of the following glands produces ear wax?
a. apocrine
b. ceruminous
c. sebaceous
3. The skin is involved in helping to maintain homeostasis regarding body temperature. The skin allows us to sweat, thereby cooling the body. Which of the following glands is responsible for this cooling process?
a. apocrine
b. ceruminous
c. eccrine (merocrine)
4. Which of the following glands produces a substance that helps to lubricate the skin and prevent it from becoming dry?
a. apocrine
b. eccrine (merocrine)
c. sebaceous
5. Which of the following glands produces a substance, which has an odor to it, during nursing, stress, or sexual excitement?
a. apocrine
b. eccrine (merocrine)
c. sebaceous

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