Salivary glands are modified into poison glands in
A
Snakes
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B
Lizard
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C
Both A and B
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is A Snakes Salivary glands secretion helps in digestion of starch. In the snakes is modified into poison glands. Snake venom contains a toxin that helps to defend a threat. The venom produced is stored in a sac-like structure known as alveoli. The glands that secrete the toxins are a modification of the parotid salivary glands and are usually situated on each side of the head, below and behind the eye and encapsulated in a muscular sheath. The glands have large alveoli in which the synthesized venom is stored before being conveyed by a duct to the base of channeled or tubular fangs through which it is ejected.