| The biopsy specimen showed a cystic tumor arising from a dilated eccrine duct. |
| Physiological sweating from cutaneous eccrine glands maintains normothermia and skin hydration. |
| The sweat from the apocrine glands is thicker than that produced by the eccrine glands. |
| Unlike the eccrine glands, they do not open directly onto the surface of the skin. |
| The eccrine sudoriferous glands are distributed on the entire surface of the body with more abundance on palms, soles and on the forehead. |
| A second type of merocrine gland, not associated with hair follicles, is termed eccrine because the cells remain intact during secretion. |
