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Apocrine glands are considered the "smelly glands". The odor is from bacteria. Also, the smell is influenced by what we eat.
* They are located in the arm pits and groin.
* They are located in the arm pits and groin.
Apocrine glands are the type of sweat gland present in axilla, areola, nipple, eyelid nostril and anogenital region. Thus option D is correct.
What is apocrine gland?
To regulate the body temperature a tubular gland present called Sweat glands.
In humans three types of sweat glands are present such as eccrine, apocrine, and apocrine glands.
Apocrine sweat gland secretes fluid into a hair follicle lined with a single layer of usually columnar cells. This gland only active after reaching puberty.
In breast it secrete fat droplets into breast milk, in ear it is associated with formation of earwax. It also seen in inguinal, perineal, and perianal regions.
The activation of apocrine glands are stimulated by pain or sexual arousal to secrete an odorless fluid for interaction with skin flora.
Other factor like emotional stress causes secretion of fatty secretion to the skin, where local bacteria break it down into odorous fatty acids.
Hence, option D is correct.
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your question was incomplete. so the probable question was
Apocrine glands, which begin to function at puberty under hormonal influence, seem to play a little role in thermoregulation. Where would we find these glands in the human body?
A. in all body regions and buried deep in the dermis
B. beneath the flexure lines in the body
C. in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
D. in the axillary and anogenital area