Question

mammary glands are examples of what type of gland?
answers: a - e
a eccrine
b sudoriferous
c apocrine
d sebaceous
e merocrine

Explanation:

Mammary glands are classified as apocrine glands. Apocrine glands release their secretions (in the case of mammary glands, milk) through a process where a portion of the glandular cell's cytoplasm is shed along with the secretion. Eccrine (merocrine) glands (like most sweat glands) release secretions without losing cytoplasm. Sudoriferous is a general term for sweat - producing glands (which can include eccrine and apocrine sweat glands, but mammary glands are specifically apocrine). Sebaceous glands secrete sebum and have a different mode of secretion (holocrine, where the whole cell is part of the secretion). So, based on the mode of secretion and glandular structure, mammary glands are apocrine.

Answer:

C. Apocrine