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Moll's gland, also known as the gland of Moll or ciliary gland, is a modified apocrine sweat gland that is found on the margin of the eyelid. They are next to the base of the eyelashes, and anterior to the meibomian glands within the distal eyelid margin. These glands are relatively large and tubular-shaped.
Hidrocystoma (also known as cystadenoma, [1] a Moll's gland cyst, [1] and a sudoriferous cyst [1]) is an adenoma of the sweat glands. [2]: 787 Hidrocystomas are cysts of sweat ducts, usually on the eyelids. [3]: 664 They are not tumours (a similar-sounding lesion called hidroadenoma is a benign tumour).
The glands of Zeis service the eyelash. These glands produce an oily substance that is issued through the excretory ducts of the sebaceous lobule into the middle portion of the hair follicle. In the same area of the eyelid, near the base of the eyelashes are apocrine glands called the "glands of Moll".
Moll's glands: eyelids: sebum 24 Montgomery's glands: mammary areola: sebaceous 25 Naboth's glands cervix and os uteri: mucous 26 Olfactory glands, Bowman's glands nose, olfactory region mucous 27 Paneth cells: small intestine: serous 28 Gley's glands, Sandstroem's glands, parathyroid gland: in the neck parathyroid hormone: 29 Parietal cell ...
Eccrine glands on their foot pads, like those on palms and soles of humans, did not evolve to cool either but rather increase friction and enhance grip. Dogs and cats have apocrine glands that are specialized in both structure and function located at the eyelids (Moll's glands), ears (ceruminous glands), anal sac, clitoral hood, and circumanal ...
An external hordeolum, or stye, is a purulent inflammation of infected eyelash follicles and surrounding sebaceous (Gland of Zeis) and apocrine (Moll's gland) glands of the lid margin. Trichotillomania is a disorder that urges the sufferer to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, etc.
Night Court star Richard Moll. Night Court star Richard Moll died on Thursday at age 80. The towering 6'8" actor is most famous for playing the beloved bailiff Bull on the original run of the sitcom.
Ceruminous gland cell in ear (earwax secretion) Eccrine sweat gland dark cell (glycoprotein secretion) Eccrine sweat gland clear cell (small molecule secretion) Apocrine sweat gland cell (odoriferous secretion, sex-hormone sensitive) Gland of Moll cell in eyelid (specialized sweat gland) Sebaceous gland cell (lipid-rich sebum secretion) Bowman ...