Eccrine glands secrete a watery substance onto the surface of the skin to maintain temperature homeostasis through which process?

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Eccrine glands (also called merocrine glands) are the most widely distributed sweat glands in the body. They secrete a watery substance (sweat) onto the skin, which cools the body when it evaporates (turns from liquid into a gas). This process is called evaporative cooling. As heat from your body causes the water (sweat) on the surface of your skin to evaporate (and leave) it cools your body down because the evaporating sweat takes heat with it.
Condensation is the process of gas turning into a liquid. Water collecting on grass as dew in the early morning is an example of condensation.
Absorption is the process by which one substance takes up another substance through minute pores or spaces between its molecules. A paper towel picking up water is an example of absorption.
Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail - any kind of weather condition where something's falling from the sky.

Eccrine Glands Secrete a Watery Substance onto the Surface of the Skin