Nature of ceruminous glands is

Merocrine

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Holocrine

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Modified apocrine

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Both B and C

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Solution

The correct option is C Modified apocrine
Ceruminous glands are specialized sudoiferous glands or sweat glands located subcutaneously in the external auditory canal.
Glands that release entire cells are called holocrine glands like sweat glands.
Ceruminous glands are apocrine glands meaning the cellular product and portions of the free ends of glandular cells pinch off during secretion.
Therefore. the correct answer is option C.

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