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Agriculture · Q460

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 460

Q460

Mammary glands originate from

A.
Endoderm
B.
Ectoderm
Answer
C.
Mesoderm
D.
All of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Mammary glands originate from Ectoderm.
A mammary gland is an exocrine gland in humans and other mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring. It is directed by hormonal guidance from sex steroids.
The basic components of a mature mammary gland are the alveoli (hollow cavities, a few millimeters large), which are lined with milk-secreting cuboidal cells and surrounded by myoepithelial cells.