INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM
APPENDAGES OF SKIN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Ear wax is secreted from a modified apocrine gland and is thought to repel insects
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -#2-Earwax is sticky for a reason Yep, your earwax is natural bug repellent! It actually has an odor to tiny insects that keeps them away from your ears. If a small bug tries to crawl inside, your earwax acts like fly paper, so the insect gets stuck.
Detailed explanation-2: -A type of gland that is found in the skin, breast, eyelid, and ear. Apocrine glands in the breast secrete fat droplets into breast milk and those in the ear help form earwax.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ear canal is lined with hair follicles and glands that produce a waxy oil called cerumen. Sometimes the glands produce more wax than can be easily excreted out the ear. This extra wax may harden within the ear canal and block the ear.
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