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Advocard [28]
3 years ago
8

What is the purpose of the sweat glands in our skin?

Health
2 answers:
IgorLugansk [536]3 years ago
8 0
The sweat glands release sweat which cools off the body and keeps us from over heating.
Fed [463]3 years ago
3 0
Hi friend,
The purpose of sweat glands is to produce sweat to help cool off our bodies.
Hope this helps you! :)

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