Locations: Thick skin
Palms of hands
Soles of feet
Main Tissue Type: Epidermis
Keratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium
Main Tissue Type: Dermis
Papillary: Loose Areolar Connective Tissue Proper
Reticular: Dense Irregular CTP
Main Tissue Type: Hypodermis
Loose CTP, Adipose
Layers of Dermis
Papillary
Reticular
Thin Skin Layers: Top to Bottom
Stratum Corneum
Stratum Granuiosum
Stratum Spinosum
Stratum Basale
Thick Skin Layers: Top to Bottom
Stratum Corneum
Stratum Lucidum
Stratum Granuiosum
Stratum Spinosum
Stratum Basale
Accessory Structures
Hair
Nails
Sebaceous (oil) Glands
Eccrine Sweat Glands
Apocrine Sweat Glands
Locations: Apocrine Sweat Glands
Axillary
Genital
Locations: Eccrine Sweat Glands
All over body!
Do apocrine sweat glands emit the body odor smell?
Yes!
Why do apocrine sweat glands emit the body odor smell?
Sweat contains proteins and lipids and when bacteria living on the skin break down the compounds in the sweat, the odor is emitted.