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  2. Apocrine sweat gland - Wikipedia

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    An apocrine sweat gland (/ ˈ æ p ə k r ə n,-ˌ k r aɪ n,-ˌ k r iː n /; from Greek apo 'away' and krinein 'to separate') [5] [6] is composed of a coiled secretory portion located at the junction of the dermis and subcutaneous fat, from which a straight portion inserts and secretes into the infundibular portion of the hair follicle. [7]

  3. List of human anatomical regions - Wikipedia

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    The trunk of the body contains, from superior to inferior, the thoracic region encompassing the chest [1] the mammary region encompassing each breast; the sternal region encompassing the sternum; the abdominal region encompassing the stomach area; the umbilical region is located around the navel; the coxal region encompassing the lateral (side ...

  4. Sweat gland - Wikipedia

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    The distal or apical part of the duct that opens to the skin's surface is known as the acrosyringium. [ 16 ] Each sweat gland receives several nerve fibers that branch out into bands of one or more axons and encircle the individual tubules of the secretory coil.

  5. Ear canal - Wikipedia

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    The ear canal (external acoustic meatus, external auditory meatus, EAM) is a pathway running from the outer ear to the middle ear.The adult human ear canal extends from the auricle to the eardrum and is about 2.5 centimetres (1 in) in length and 0.7 centimetres (0.3 in) in diameter.

  6. List of human anatomical features - Wikipedia

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    The entire arm is referred to as the brachium and brachial, the front of the elbow as the antecubitis and antecubital, the back of the elbow as the olecranon or olecranal, the forearm as the antebrachium and antebrachial, the wrist as the carpus and carpal area, the hand as the manus and manual, the palm as the palma and palmar, the thumb as ...

  7. List of acupuncture points - Wikipedia

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    There are also points that are not located on the fourteen major meridians but do lie in the complete nexus referred to as jing luo (經絡). Such outliers are often [specify] referred to as "extra points". [1] There is no anatomical and physiological basis for acupuncture points and meridians. [2]

  8. Ear - Wikipedia

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    How sounds make their way from the source to the human brain. An ear is the organ that enables hearing and (in mammals) body balance using the vestibular system.In mammals, the ear is usually described as having three parts: the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear.

  9. Standard anatomical position - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The positions of the limbs (and the arms in particular) have important implications for directional terms in those appendages. The penis in the anatomical position is described in its erect position and therefore lies against the abdomen, hence the dorsal surface of the penis is actually anterior when the penis is flaccid. [3] [4]