Ceruminous gland
Ceruminous glands are specialized sudoriferous glands (sweat glands) located subcutaneously in the external auditory canal, in the outer 1/3. Ceruminous glands are simple, coiled, tubular glands made up of an inner secretory layer of cells and an outer myoepithelial layer of cells. They are classed as apocrine glands. The glands drain into larger ducts, which then drain into the guard hairs that reside in the external auditory canal. Here they produce cerumen, or earwax, by mixing their secretion with sebum and dead epidermal cells. Cerumen keeps the eardrum pliable, lubricates and cleans the external auditory canal, waterproofs the canal, kills bacteria, and serves as a barrier to trap foreign particles (dust, fungal spores, etc.) by coating the guard hairs of the ear, making them sticky.
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Ceruminous gland
Ceruminous glands are specialized sudoriferous glands (sweat glands) located subcutaneously in the external auditory canal, in the outer 1/3. Ceruminous glands are simple, coiled, tubular glands made up of an inner secretory layer of cells and an outer myoepithelial layer of cells. They are classed as apocrine glands. The glands drain into larger ducts, which then drain into the guard hairs that reside in the external auditory canal. Here they produce cerumen, or earwax, by mixing their secretion with sebum and dead epidermal cells. Cerumen keeps the eardrum pliable, lubricates and cleans the external auditory canal, waterproofs the canal, kills bacteria, and serves as a barrier to trap foreign particles (dust, fungal spores, etc.) by coating the guard hairs of the ear, making them sticky.
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Ceruminous glands are speciali ...... and mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
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Las glándulas ceruminosas son ...... en el oído.
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Церумино́зные же́лезы (лат. gl ...... железами; относятся к классу .
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الغدد الصملاخية (Ceruminous gl ...... إلى السرطان المُخاطي البشرَوي.
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Ceruminous glands are speciali ...... f the ear, making them sticky.
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Las glándulas ceruminosas son ...... en el oído.
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Церумино́зные же́лезы (лат. gl ...... ми и фунгицидными свойствами).
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الغدد الصملاخية (Ceruminous gl ...... إلخ.) عن طريق تغطية الشعيرات ا
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Ceruminous gland
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Glándula ceruminosa
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Церуминозные железы
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غدد صملاخية
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