Describe human mammary glands.

1.	Describe human mammary glands.
Answer» Mammary glands: In Prototheria, human beings and other primates, the mammary glands are modified apocrine sweat glands. In remaining mammals, they are modified compound alveolar sebaceous glands. Each mammary gland has a teat through which the mammary gland opens out. The area around the teat is darkly pigmented which is called as areola mammary. The mammary glands secrete the milk. The milk contains mainly carcinogen, lactoglobulin, lactoalbumin, lactose and fats. In human beings, there is a pair of mammary glands on the thorax.

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Mammary glands:

In Prototheria, human beings and other primates, the mammary glands are modified apocrine sweat glands. In remaining mammals, they are modified compound alveolar sebaceous glands.
Each mammary gland has a teat through which the mammary gland opens out. The area around the teat is darkly pigmented which is called as areola mammary.
The mammary glands secrete the milk. The milk contains mainly carcinogen, lactoglobulin, lactoalbumin, lactose and fats. In human beings, there is a pair of mammary glands on the thorax.

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