{"id":133529,"date":"2024-08-23T18:50:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T18:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=133529"},"modified":"2024-08-23T18:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T18:50:49","slug":"which-of-the-following-substances-is-excreted-by-sweat-glands-in-response-to-the-breakdown-of-proteins-and-the-formation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/23\/which-of-the-following-substances-is-excreted-by-sweat-glands-in-response-to-the-breakdown-of-proteins-and-the-formation\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following substances is excreted by sweat glands in response to the breakdown of proteins and the formation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which of the following substances is excreted by sweat glands in response to the breakdown of proteins and the formation of ammonia?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>Urea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>Sebum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>Water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>Lysozymes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A. Urea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Urea is a byproduct of protein metabolism and is formed in the liver from ammonia, which is produced when proteins are broken down. Urea is then transported to the kidneys for excretion, but a small amount is also excreted through sweat glands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what the other substances are and their functions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>B. Sebum<\/strong>: This is an oily substance produced by sebaceous glands to lubricate and protect the skin, not related to the breakdown of proteins.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. Water<\/strong>: Sweat is primarily composed of water and helps regulate body temperature, but it does not specifically relate to protein breakdown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. Lysozymes<\/strong>: These are enzymes that break down bacterial cell walls and are present in sweat, but they are not directly related to the breakdown of proteins or formation of ammonia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct answer:<\/strong> A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following substances is excreted by sweat glands in response to the breakdown of proteins and the formation of ammonia? A.Urea. B.Sebum. C.Water. D.Lysozymes. The correct answer is: A. Urea Explanation: Urea is a byproduct of protein metabolism and is formed in the liver from ammonia, which is produced when proteins are broken [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133529\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}