NBME 21 Apocrine (NBME Answers)

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A 17-year-old boy returns to the locker room ...
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APocrine = your armpits smell like an APE
ceRUMen = there’s no ROOM in your ears since they’re full of wax
EC-CRYne = when you ECercise, your pores are CRYing
SEBaceous = SEBum is SEEPing out of your pores

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hungrybox as an ape i'm offended +39

dr.xx stop being an ape. evolutionize! +7

dbg as a creationist i'm offended +13

maxillarythirdmolar Also, Tarsal/Meibomian glands are found along the rims of the eyelid and produce meibum +

snripper So why is it apocrine? The dude is EXERCISING when playing football. +6

qball The question asks about "the characteristic odor" i.e. body odor coming from the APEocrine glands. The Eccrine glands secrete water and electrolytes. +3

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APOCRINE vs. ECCRINE

Your skin has two types of sweat glands: eccrine and apocrine. Eccrine glands occur over most of your body and open directly onto the surface of your skin. Apocrine glands open into the hair follicle, leading to the surface of the skin. Apocrine glands develop in areas abundant in hair follicles, such as on your scalp, armpits and groin.

Ref: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hyperhidrosis/multimedia/sweat-glands/img-20007980

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