Sweat

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sweat

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary sweat gland type?Eccrine glands, responsible for thermoregulation
2. What is the composition of eccrine sweat?Primarily water (99%), with electrolytes and trace waste products
3. What is sweat and why does my body make it?Sweat is a liquid produced by special glands on our skin. It cools us down by evaporating, which takes heat away from our body.
4. How do sweat glands work?Eccrine glands spread all over the body release a watery fluid when our core temperature rises. Apocrine glands are mainly in the armpits and groin and produce a thicker fluid that can smell when bacteria break it down.

Homeostasis: The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes.
Latent Heat: The heat absorbed or released during a phase change (like evaporation) without a change in temperature.
Bipedalism: The ability to walk on two legs, a key characteristic of humans.