Describe the secretory method and functions of sebum
A) merocrine; sebum lubricates hair and skin, protects the keratin of the hair shaft, and inhibits bacterial growth
B) holocrine; sebum lubricates hair and skin, protects the keratin of the hair shaft, and inhibits bacterial growth
C) apocrine; sebum lubricates hair and skin, protects the keratin of the hair shaft, and inhibits bacterial growth
D) merocrine; sebum is important in thermoregulation and excretion of wastes
E) endocrine; sebum is important in thermoregulation and excretion of wastes
Ans: B) holocrine; sebum lubricates hair and skin, protects the keratin of the hair shaft, and inhibits bacterial growth
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