mammary glands

     

Mammary glans are the organs that, in mammals, produce milk for the sustenance of the young. These exocrine glands are enlarged and modified sweat glands and give mammals their name. The mammary glands of domestic mammals containing more than two breasts are called dugs.

Trivia about mammary glands

  • In mammals, milk is secreted by these glands
  • The hormone Oxytocin stimulates the uterus &, soon after, these milk-producing glands
  • Both men and women possess these glands, but only in women do they normally produce milk
  • In marsupials only, these glands develop independently to provide tailored nutrition to individual joeys

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