Tissues and skin experiment 3: sweat gland distribution

Table 2: Sweat Gland Distribution

Post-­Lab Questions 

1. What area of the body had the greatest density of sweat glands, based on your experimental results? What area had the lowest? Why do you think this is? 

2. What is the purpose of sweat glands? 

3. If you were to perform this same test on a friend, do you believe their results would be similar or different to yours? Why or why not?