Greatest number of Sweat glands are present in which part of the human body? A. Forehead B. Forearm C. Palm of the hand D. Back
Option c) Sweat glands are tubular glands that are present in the skin. This is responsible for the secretion of sweat. ∙ As these glands contain ducts, they can be included under exocrine glands. ∙ There are two types of glands which are the eccrine gland and the apocrine gland. ∙ The two regions with the highest number of sweat glands are the palm of the hand and the sole of the feet. ∙ The density of sweat glands in these two regions ranges between 600 - 700 sweat glands/sq. cm.