What is the purpose of sweat gland in your skin?

Answer 1

it helps in our vocal voice.

What is the purpose of the Parathyroid Glands?

There are four tiny parathyroid glands which are located on the posterior side of the thyroid gland which have two on each lobe. The parathyroid glands secrete parathyroid hormones which regulates the amount of calcium in the blood. If the calcium is too low, parathyroid hormone moves calcium from the bones to the blood. Parathyroid hormone actually has an opposite action from that of calcitonin secreted by the thyroid gland.

Answer 2

Hormones are a kind of biochemical messengers. Most hormones are chemical substances produced by specialized tissue formations called endocrine glands. The substances are secreted directly into the bloodstream, other body fluids, or into adjacent tissues. The purpose of hormones is to regulate metabolic activity of some other organs or tissues of the body.

Three different ways hormones act:

1. Alter the rate of synthesis of your cellular protein.

2. Change the rate of enzyme activity.

3. Change the rate of transport of nutrients through the cell wall.

Answer 3

glands secrete bodily fluids. The type of secretion depends on type and function of the gland.

Ex. sebaceous glands secrete sebum, salivary glands secrete saliva

Answer 4

Regulates metabolism mostly. Produces Hormones...most important are T4, T3 and Calotonin.

Answer 5

The sweat glands produce sweat, as the name implies. Sweat cools the body down during physical exercise, preventing heat stroke and heat exhaustion.

Answer 6

help the body cope with stress