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  2. List of glands of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Bauhin's glands, anterior lingual glands tongue, near tip nonserous or mixed 3 Brunner's glands, duodenum: mucous: compound tubular 4 Bronchopulmonary glands: lungs: mucous 5 Bulbourethral glands, Cowper's glands, Mery's glands penis, base pre-ejaculate: tubulo-alveolar 6 Ceruminous gland: ear: cerumen: 7 Ciaccio's glands, accessory lacrimal ...

  3. Scent gland - Wikipedia

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    The fossa has several scent glands. Like herpestids it has a perianal skin gland inside an anal sac which surrounds the anus like a pocket. The pocket opens to the exterior with a horizontal slit below the tail. Other glands are located near the penis or vagina, with the penile glands emitting a strong odor. Like the herpestids, it has no ...

  4. Human body temperature - Wikipedia

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    Human body temperature varies. It depends on sex, age, time of day, exertion level, health status (such as illness and menstruation), what part of the body the measurement is taken at, state of consciousness (waking, sleeping, sedated), and emotions. Body temperature is kept in the normal range by a homeostatic function known as ...

  5. Body odor - Wikipedia

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    In humans, the formation of body odors is caused by factors such as diet, sex, health, and medication, but the major contribution comes from bacterial activity on skin gland secretions. [1] Humans have three types of sweat glands: eccrine sweat glands, apocrine sweat glands and sebaceous glands. Eccrine sweat glands are present from birth ...

  6. Biochemistry of body odor - Wikipedia

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    Body odor encompasses axillary (underarm) odor and foot odor. [1] It is caused by a combination of sweat gland secretions and normal skin microflora. [1] In addition, androstane steroids and the ABCC11 transporter are essential for most axillary odor. [1] [2] Body odor is a complex phenomenon, with numerous compounds and catalysts involved in ...

  7. Skin secretions - Wikipedia

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    sweat gland. Skin secretions are those substances and materials that are secreted by the skin and the external mucous membranes. Some skin secretions are associated with body hair. Skin secretions originate from glands that in dermal layer of the epidermis. Sweat, a physiological aid to body temperature regulation, is secreted by eccrine glands.

  8. Body odour and sexual attraction - Wikipedia

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    Certain body odours are connected to human sexual attraction. [3] [4] Humans can make use of body odour subconsciously to identify whether a potential mate will pass on favourable traits to their offspring. Body odour may provide significant cues about the genetic quality, health [5] and reproductive success of a potential mate. [6] [7]

  9. Olfactory system - Wikipedia

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    The anterior olfactory nucleus is the memory hub for smell. [24] When different odor objects or components are mixed, humans and other mammals sniffing the mixture (presented by, e.g., a sniff bottle) are often unable to identify the components in the mixture even though they can recognize each individual component presented alone. [25]