NEETZoologyExcretory Products and their Elimination
What is the primary function of sweat produced by sweat glands?
Options
- AElimination of excretory waste
- BFacilitating a cooling effect on the body surface
- CSecreting bile-containing substances
- DProviding a protective oily covering for the skin
Correct answer
B. Facilitating a cooling effect on the body surface
Step-by-step solution
The sweat and sebaceous glands in the skin can eliminate certain substances through their secretions. Sweat produced by the sweat glands is a watery fluid containing NaCl, small amounts of urea, lactic acid, etc. Though the primary function of sweat is to facilitate a cooling effect on the body surface , it also helps in the removal of some of the wastes mentioned above. Sebaceous glands eliminate certain substances like sterols, hydrocarbons and waxes through sebum. This secretion provides a protective oily coveri