Question

Ceruminous or wase glands are seen in:

• A. olfactory passage of mammals
• B. external auditory canal in mammals
• C. eyes of mammals
• D. none of these

Answer 1

Ceruminous glands are simple, coiled, tubular glands made up of an inner secretory layer of cells and an outer myoepithelial layer of cells. They are classed as apocrine glands. The glands drain into larger ducts, which then drain into the guard hairs that reside in the external auditory canal.