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Eccrine sweat gland. Eccrine glands (/ËÉkrÉn/, /ËÉËkraÉªn/, or /ËÉËkrin/; from ekkrinein secrete; sometimes called merocrine glands) are the major sweat glands of the human body, found in virtually all skin, with the highest density in palms and soles, then on the head, but much less on the trunk and the extremities.
Ad. An apocrine sudoriferous gland is different from the eccrine type of gland in many ways. Eccrine sweat glands are smaller and terminate in openings called pores. Apocrine sweat glands usually terminate in a hair follicle instead.ne of two kinds of sudoriferous glands, apocrine sweat glands are found in the armpits as well as the genital area. When stimulated by exercise or heat, an eccrine sudoriferous gland secretes a watery fluid similar in chemical composition to plasma. View slideshow of images above.