Sweat Duct (Noun)
Meaning
A small duct that conveys sweat from a sudoriferous gland to the surface of the skin.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The sweat duct begins as a spiral tube that coils to descend into the dermal layer of the skin, conveying sweat from the sudoriferous gland to the surface.
- The extremely fine sweat ducts found on human skin can only be observed with a microscope due to their minuscule size.
- The secretions from the apocrine glands travel up the sweat duct from the base of the hair follicle, eventually reaching the skin surface.
- Sebaceous duct abnormality may also be an effect of acute eczema on the sweat duct, in relation to the formation of skin conditions.
- A terminal end of a sudoriferous gland is hooked up with sweat duct that leads secreted substance to the sweat pore on the skin.