Mammary glands are modified:

Question

Mammary glands are modified: (A) sweat glands (B) ceruminous glands (C) glands of Zeis (D) inguinal glands

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Mammary glands are modified apocrine sweat glands. Since mammary glands are apocrine, the milk first accumulates in apical part of each cell and then this part pinches off from the remaining cell and goes away in secretion. The broken cell is immediately repaired by regeneration.

Q. Mammary glands are modified:

sweat glands

ceruminous glands

glands of Zeis

inguinal glands

Mammary glands are modified apocrine sweat glands. Since mammary glands are apocrine, the milk first accumulates in apical part of each cell and then this part pinches off from the remaining cell and goes away in secretion. The broken cell is immediately repaired by regeneration.