part of part of located in located in produces produces Mus <genus> apocrine sweat gland external acoustic meatus external ear cerumen cerumen gland UMLS:C0229352 SCTID:368648008 Ceruminous glands are simple, coiled, tubular glands made up of an inner secretory layer of cells and an outer myoepithelial layer of cells. The glands drain into larger ducts, which then drain into the guard hairs that reside in the external auditory canal. Here they produce cerumen, or earwax, by mixing their secretion with sebum and dead epidermal cells NCIT:C32294 cerumen-secreting gland Wikipedia:Ceruminous_glands UBERON:0013211 ceruminous sweat gland ceruminous gland A specialized sudoriferous gland (sweat glands) located subcutaneously in the external auditory canal. earwax gland