Skin Care State Board Theory Practice Test

Sweating is produced by sudoriferous glands, the skin's sweat glands. These exocrine glands lie in the dermis and secrete sweat onto the skin surface through ducts, helping to regulate body temperature and excrete wastes. The two main types are eccrine glands, which are widespread and produce a clear, watery sweat for cooling, and apocrine glands, found in hair-bearing areas and secreting a thicker fluid. The other glands have different roles: sebaceous glands secrete oil to lubricate skin and hair, ceruminous glands produce earwax, and endocrine glands release hormones into the bloodstream. So, the gland associated with sweating is the sudoriferous gland.