Biology GCSE
Sweat glands
What Sweat glands means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sweat glands
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These secrete sweat onto the skin surface, and as the sweat evaporates it takes latent heat from the skin, removing energy and cooling the body.
Topics that use Sweat glands
- Control of body temperature (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Coordination between detection and response
- Heat transfer by radiation and evaporation
- Homeostasis and negative feedback
- Nervous impulse
- Shivering
- Thermoregulation by the nervous system
- Thermoregulatory centre
- vasoconstriction
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