- A
sebaceous gland or
oil gland is a
microscopic exocrine gland in the skin that
opens into a hair
follicle to
secrete an oily or waxy matter,
called sebum...
- The
uropygial gland,
informally known as the
preen gland or the
oil gland, is a
bilobed sebaceous gland possessed by the
majority of
birds used to distribute...
- cells.
Sebaceous glands secrete a
lipid product.
These glands are also
known as
oil glands, e.g.
Fordyce spots and
meibomian glands.
Adenosis is any disease...
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serous gland.
Sebaceous glands secrete sebum, a
lipid product.
These glands are also
known as
oil glands, e.g.
Fordyce spots and
Meibomian glands. Section...
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Areolar glands, also
known as
glandulae areolares,
Montgomery glands, and
tubercula areolae, are 10-15
elevations found on the areola. They are usually...
- A stye, also
known as a hordeolum, is a
bacterial infection of an
oil gland in the eyelid. This
results in a red
tender bump at the edge of the eyelid...
- The
primary cause is
bacteria and
inflammation from
congested meibomian oil glands at the base of each eyelash.
Other conditions may give rise to blepharitis...
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Meibomian glands (also
called tarsal glands,
palpebral glands, and
tarsoconjunctival glands) are
sebaceous glands along the rims of the
eyelid inside...
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integumentary system comprises skin and its appendages; hair, nails,
sweat glands and
oil glands.
Defends the body
against pathogens that may harm the body. The...
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sense of heat. In addition, hair follicles,
sweat glands,
sebaceous glands (
oil glands),
apocrine glands,
lymphatic vessels,
nerves and
blood vessels are...
