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They have salt glands which prevent an excessive amount of salt in the water from irritating the skin. The salt glands are found on the penguin's facial region.

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Which body part removes salt in form of sweat?

skin


Is the salt gland in the albatross the same as their sweat glands?

Only mammals have sweat glands, so the albatross doesn't have them. Its salt gland helps it to get rid of the heavy concentrations of salt it ingests with its food and by drinking ocean water. This is a much greater concentration of salt than what mammals handle via sweating, and of course, sweating's primary function is not to rid the body of salt, but rather to cool it, to produce scent, to protect the skin and hair, etc. Mammary glands are even a modified type of sweat gland.


What is most common and most numerous type of sweat glands is the gland.?

Eccrine glands are the most abundant sweat glands and they are also over your body and function throughout your lifetime.


What sweat gland produces secretion contsining proteins and fatsin addition to water and salt?

The sweat gland that produces a secretion containing proteins and fats, in addition to water and salt, is the apocrine gland. These glands are primarily located in areas such as the armpits and groin and become active during puberty. The secretion from apocrine glands is thicker and can contribute to body odor when broken down by bacteria on the skin.


What is the gland that produces sweat cells?

The sweat glands, specifically the eccrine and apocrine glands, are responsible for producing sweat cells in the human body. They help regulate body temperature and eliminate waste through the production and secretion of sweat.

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Which body part removes salt in form of sweat?

skin


Is the salt gland in the albatross the same as their sweat glands?

Only mammals have sweat glands, so the albatross doesn't have them. Its salt gland helps it to get rid of the heavy concentrations of salt it ingests with its food and by drinking ocean water. This is a much greater concentration of salt than what mammals handle via sweating, and of course, sweating's primary function is not to rid the body of salt, but rather to cool it, to produce scent, to protect the skin and hair, etc. Mammary glands are even a modified type of sweat gland.


Can penguins turn saltwater into freshwater?

Yes. Penguins have a gland near their beaks that filters saltwater. Once the gland gets full, a penguin will knock his beak on a rock to empty the salt out.


Do penguins have a gland that converts sea water to fresh water?

"They can drink salt water because their supraorbital gland filters excess salt from the bloodstream. The salt is excreted in a concentrated fluid from the nasal passages." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supraorbital_gland


Infected sweat gland?

It's when your sweat gland gets infected.


What is most common and most numerous type of sweat glands is the gland.?

Eccrine glands are the most abundant sweat glands and they are also over your body and function throughout your lifetime.


What is the function of a sweat gland duct?

The sweat pore is were the sweat from the sweat gland is released. The main function of sweat is temperature regulation (thermoregulation).


Type of sweat gland found all over the body?

sudorifus glands (sweat) is the only sweat gland but there is a sebacious gland (oil)


What is the function of an eccrine sweat gland?

Apocrine gland is a large sweat gland that is located in the skin. The function of this gland is to cool the surface of the skin and reduce body temperature.


What gland most widely distributed sweat gland?

Eccrine sweat gkands


What is the main purpose of sweat gland?

The main purpose of a sweat gland is to cool the body.


What is a gland found on your skin?

Sweat gland.