This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: General anatomy, Subject name: Anatomy
Ceruminous glands present in the ear are 
Select and explain. 
A. Modified eccrine glands, B. Midified apocrine glands, C. Mucous gland, D. Modified holocrine glands
B: Midified apocrine glands
Answer: B: Midified apocrine glands 
Explanation: Th e ceruminous glands secrete the wax of the ear. Th ey are modifi ed sweat glands lined by a columnar, cuboidal or squamous epithelium. REF : Inderbir Singh's Textbook of Human Histology,Seventh edition, pg.no.,412.