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Their output goes to the blood (to be distributed throughout the body).
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 14y agoEndocrine gland secretions are released directly into the blood. Exocrine glands, such as sweat and tear glands, release their secretions through a duct to a surface.
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∙ 11y agoThey are not considered endocrine glands because they are actually exocrine glands. They secrete sweat and oils through ducts.
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∙ 11y agoEndocrine glands release their secretions directly into the bloodstream. Sweat glands are an example of exocrine glands which empty their secretions onto a body surface such as the skin.
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What provides the tears necessary to lubricate the cornea?
The tear glands
What is the product of the lacrimal sac?
The lacrimal glands are a pair of small glands located above the eye and towards the sides of the head. They produce the liquid tear film that covers the eyes
What chemical in your tears kills?
Your tears contain the enzyme lysozyme. This chemical disrupts the cell walls of gram-positive bacteria by digesting the peptidoglycan in them. This enzyme is also found in your saliva and is an example of a non-specific immune response.
What is the name of the salivary gland that is near the ear?
The name of that salivary gland is parotid gland. That is the biggest of all the salivary glands.
What is the function of the Lacrimal Ducts?
There are several lacrimal glands and they all make tears. The tears are made in response to irritation such as smoke. The gland helps the eye to remove the irritant and dump the tears into the nose. Tears are also produced in response to emotions.
What are the two types of glands?
The two types of glands in a human body are ductless glands and duct glands. A few of the duct glands are tear ducts, sweat glands, and salivary glands.
Does conjuctiva allow you to cry?
No. Tears are secreted from modified sweat glands and flow through the tear ducts.
What is an gland in the body?
glands are the structure in the body which produce secretions you may say it juice which help to carry out many function of the body with out any interruption for example digestion and tear and sweat glands
Which glands secrete tears?
tear glands
What is the name of the exocrine glands associated with the oral cavity?
Exocrine glands are ducted; this is to say that the exocrine glands pour their secretions into ducts, unlike endocrine glands, which have no ducts. Pancreas: secretion of zymogen proteins; Testes; Mammary; Liver delivers bile through the bile duct; Tear glands cause ducted secretions;
What glands secrete milk and tears?
The one that produce milk are the mammalry or the pectorial glands, not sure on the tear thing, all I know about that is the common name=tear-ducts.
What organs are excretory system?
The most obvious excretions are your feces and your urine. But sweat must be included, and perhaps even your salivary glands which produce spit. Your tear ducts are another specialized example.
What is the function of the lacrimal caruncle?
The function of the caruncula lacrimalis is uncertain. It contains sebacous and sweat glans but they seem unimportant in the presence of the tear glands and Meibomian glands. The form of the caruncula may have a fnction by itself, enhancing the outflow of tears through the canaliculi during blinking of the eyelids.
Can tear glands be smaller than normal?
Yes .
Do cattle cry when sad?
No, no tear glands you see.
Why women get more depressed than men?
Girls are more dramatic, and they cry more because their tear glands (or whatever) are shaped different.
What are the tear-glands in the human body are known as?
lacrimal gland
