MICROANATOMY

EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN

INTEGUMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of glands are modified to make mammary glands?
A
cerumen
B
sebaceous
C
eccrine
D
apocrine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mammary glands are modified sweat glands.

Detailed explanation-2: -Apocrine glands are found primarily in the human axillae, anogenital region, and as modified glands in the breast (mammary gland). Their secretions are thought to be propelled through the lumen by myoepithelial cells around the periphery of the secretory segment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Functionally, the mammary glands produce milk; structurally, they are modified sweat glands. Mammary glands, which are located in the breast overlying the pectoralis major muscles, are present in both sexes, but usually are functional only in the female.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: The main function of the mammary gland in females is to secrete milk. But they are structurally modified into sweat glands. That is the reason why mammary glands are known as functionally milk-producing glands but structurally modified into sweat glands.

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