Question

5:Which of the following is not a waste product released by the
exocrine glands in the skin?
A Oxygen
B Water
C Urea
D Salts

Answer 1

The exocrine glands of skin will not realese Oxygen because these glands are used to regulate temperature and remove waste by releasing water, salts and urea onto the skin surface.

Answer 2

The correct option for the waste product which is not released by the exocrine glands in the skin is Oxygen.

• Sweat glands are present on the skin. produce sweat. sweat glands also called sudoriferous glands.
• These are exocrine glands as they secrete their secretion on the surface of epithelia via the ducts.
• An increase in body temperature activates the sweat glands naturally. Sweat normally contains urea, salt, lactic acid and water.
• It does not contain proteins and oxygen as they are large molecules and cannot transmit easily. Also, oxygen is required in respiration or many metabolic processes.
• Sweat regulated the body temperature and electrolyte balance. it cools the body due to perspiration from the skin surface.