AIIMS 2009
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2009
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Chemical Coordination and Integration
AIIMS 2009 · Zoology · Chemical Coordination and Integration
Assertion : Mammary glands are apocrine glands. Reason : The distal...
Assertion : Mammary glands are apocrine glands.
Reason : The distal part containing secretory granules break down and leaves as a secretion.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
Step-by-step solution
Based on the mode of secretion, the glands are of three types : mesocrine, apocrine and holocrine. Mammary glands that are present in mammals to feed the young ones with milk are the example of apocrine glands. In apocrine glands, the secretion accumulates as secretory granules in the distal part of the cell. This part later breaks down and leaves as a secretion.