Ceruminous glands

Ceruminous glands

Ceruminous glands are specialized sudoriferous glands (sweat glands) located subcutaneously in the external auditory canal. They produce cerumen or earwax which lubricates and cleans the auditory canal, and serves as a barrier to trap foreign particles (dust, bacteria, fungal spores, etc.)

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Inner ear/
(membranous labyrinth,
bony labyrinth)
General cochlea
Perilymphatic space

Reissner's/vestibular membrane • Basilar membrane

Endolymph • Stria vascularis • Spiral ligament

Organ of Corti: Stereocilia • Tectorial membrane • Sulcus spiralis (externus, internus) • Spiral limbus
Cells

M: EAR

anat(e/p)/phys/devp

noco/cong, epon

proc, drug(S2)
v · d · eIntegumentary system (TA A16, TH H3.12, GA 10.1062)
Skin
Basal keratinocyte · Lamina lucida · Lamina densa
Skin fields
Head
campus frontalis, campus parietalis, campus occipitalis, campus temroralis, campus facialis (campus orbitalis, campus nasalis, campus oralis, campus mentalis, campus infraorbitalis, campus buccalis, campus zygomaticus)
Neck
campus cervicalis anterior (campus submandibularis, campus caroticus, campus omotrachealis, campus submentalis), campus sternocleidomastoideus, campus cervicalis posterior (campus omoclavicularis), campus nuchalis
Chest
campus presternalis, campus clavipectoralis, campus pectoralis verus, campus mammarius, campus inframammarius, campus axillaris
Abdomen
campus hypochondriacus, campus epigastricus, campus abdominalis lateralis, campus umbilicalis, campus inguinalis, campus hypogastricus
Perineum
campus analis, campus urogenitalis
Subcutaneous tissue
Panniculus/Pannus (Panniculus adiposus · Panniculus carnosus) · Stratum membranosum · Loose connective tissue · Superficial fascia
Adnexa
Skin glands

Sweat glands: Apocrine sweat gland · Eccrine sweat gland

Sebaceous
Hair shaft
Arrector pili muscle
Pilosebaceous unit
Nail matrix · Nail plate (Lunula)  · Eponychium · Paronychium · Hyponychium

M: INT, SF, LCT

anat/phys/devp

noco(i/b/d/q/u/r/p/m/k/v/f)/cong/tumr(n/e/d), sysi/epon

proc, drug (D2/3/4/5/8/11)

M: SKA

anat/phys/devp

noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon

proc, drug(D10)

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