Question

Which of the following is a modified apocrine sweat gland?

• A. Sebaceous gland
• B. Mammary gland
• C. Mucous gland
• D. Poison gland

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Mammary gland

Apocrine glands are located in the skin, breasts, eyelids, and ears. They are a type of exocrine gland, which are glands that secrete hormones into a duct. The modified apocrine glands located in the female breast are the milk-producing mammary glands. Additional, specialized glands located in the areola of the breast are responsible for secreting fat droplets into breast milk. Modified glands are located in the ears and aid in the formation of cerumen, more commonly known as earwax. In the skin and eyelids, the apocrine glands are sweat glands. The highest concentrations of apocrine sweat glands are located in the armpits and groin, and in the areola (the darker skin surrounding the nipples of the breast) of both, human males and females.