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Glands of Swammerdam are found associated with:
A) Cranial nerves
B) Pancreas
C) Spinal nerves
D) Liver

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Hint:
These nerves are 62 in number (31 pairs). These nerves are named according to the region of the vertebral column from which they emerge. Because the spinal cord is shorter than the vertebral column, its nerve roots must descend along the cord before emerging from the vertebral column at the corresponding intervertebral

Complete step by step answer:
Gland of Swammerdam is a small chalky mass made up of calcium i.e., calcareous bodies that are present in the spinal nerve of a frog on the dorsal side o the root ganglions it is present. These act as a reserve supply of calcium in a frog’s body.

Additional information. Cranial nerves are named so because they arise from the brain inside the cranial cavity and pass through various foramina in the bones of the cranium. There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves. The pancreas is a composite gland that acts as both an exocrine and endocrine gland. The exocrine glands of the pancreas are arranged in clusters called acini. Scattered throughout the acini are clusters of endocrine cells called islets of Langerhans and these are hormone-secreting cells.
The liver synthesizes hormones like 25-hydroxyvitamin D, insulin-like growth factor( IGF-1), and angiotensinogen.

Option ‘C’ is correct

Note:
In humans, there are 31 pairs of spinal nerves. These nerves are grouped into 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coccygeal according to the region of the vertebral column from which they arise.

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