Causes of Iron-Deiciency Anemia Iron-deiciency anemia may develop because the bodyâs demand for iron is greater than its supply, because of low iron intake or poor iron absorption, or as a result of blood loss.
Apocrine sweat gland. An apocrine sweat gland (/ËÃ¦pÉkrÉn/, /ËÃ¦pÉËkraÉªn/, or /ËÃ¦pÉËkrin/, from Greek apoâ away and krinein to separate) 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.
exocrine gland-a gland that secretes externally through a duct. duct gland, exocrine. gland, secreter, secretor, secretory organ-any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream.xocrine gland. n. 1. (Anatomy) any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface.