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Sweat contains water and _________.

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  • Sweat glands, also known as sudoriferous or sudoriparous glands, from Latin sudor, meaning 'sweat', are small tubular structures of the skin that produce sweat.
  • Sweat is mostly water, but it also contains some salts. The body makes sweat to cool itself down.
  • Hence Sweat contains water and salts.

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