Anus
The anus is lined by a stratified squamous, keratinized epithelium and possesses apocrine sweat glands, eccrine sweat glands, sebaceous glands and hair follicles. Both apocrine sweat glands and sebaceous glands release their products into a hair follicle. Apocrine sweat glands are characterized by their large size and wide lumens and, like eccrine sweat glands, are classified as simple coiled tubular glands. 100x
Apocrine sweat glands
The anus is lined by a stratified squamous, keratinized epithelium and possesses apocrine sweat glands, eccrine sweat glands, sebaceous glands and hair follicles. Both apocrine sweat glands and sebaceous glands release their products into a hair follicle. Apocrine sweat glands are characterized by their large size and wide lumens and, like eccrine sweat glands, are classified as simple coiled tubular glands. 100x
Hair follicles
The anus is lined by a stratified squamous, keratinized epithelium and possesses apocrine sweat glands, eccrine sweat glands, sebaceous glands and hair follicles. Both apocrine sweat glands and sebaceous glands release their products into a hair follicle. Apocrine sweat glands are characterized by their large size and wide lumens and, like eccrine sweat glands, are classified as simple coiled tubular glands. 100x
Sebaceous glands
The anus is lined by a stratified squamous, keratinized epithelium and possesses apocrine sweat glands, eccrine sweat glands, sebaceous glands and hair follicles. Both apocrine sweat glands and sebaceous glands release their products into a hair follicle. Apocrine sweat glands are characterized by their large size and wide lumens and, like eccrine sweat glands, are classified as simple coiled tubular glands. 100x
Stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
The anus is lined by a stratified squamous, keratinized epithelium and possesses apocrine sweat glands, eccrine sweat glands, sebaceous glands and hair follicles. Both apocrine sweat glands and sebaceous glands release their products into a hair follicle. Apocrine sweat glands are characterized by their large size and wide lumens and, like eccrine sweat glands, are classified as simple coiled tubular glands. 100x
External anal sphincter >
Fascicles of skeletal muscle comprise the external anal sphincter.
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