Question

What type of glands are mammary glands?

Answer 1

Hint: There are accessory glands found in females. In addition, the breasts are the modifications of the glands that are responsible for producing and secreting sweat.

Step by step answer:Mammary glands are also known as breast. The mammary glands are the modified sweat glands. The glandular tissue of the mammary glands consists of 15-20 lobes in each breast. Each lobe consists of many lobules. The lobules are made up of grapelike clusters of milk-secreting glands. These milk-secreting glands are termed alveoli. When the milk is formed, then it moves from alveoli to the mammary tubules and then to the mammary ducts. Near the region of the nipples, the mammary ducts are expanded to form mammary ampullae. The mammary ampullae are known as the lactiferous sinuses. Here, the milk is stored before it goes to the lactiferous ducts. Each lactiferous duct usually carries milk from one lobe to the exterior.
The main function of the mammary gland is lactation. Lactation is the process of the production and secretion or ejection of milk. The process of lactation is associated with childbirth and pregnancy. The production of milk is controlled and stimulated by the prolactin hormone. Prolactin is secreted from the anterior lobe, which is a part of the pituitary gland. The ejection of milk is stimulated by the hormone oxytocin. The oxytocin hormone is released from the pituitary gland’s posterior lobe.

Note: On the external side of the breast there is a projection known as a nipple. The nipple is surrounded by the rounded hyperpigmented area. This area is known as the areola. It is deep pink or light brown in color. The surface of the areola has several sebaceous glands known as the areolar glands.