2007-04-23 08:28:37 · 17 answers · asked by umbrellaphone 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
yes they do
2007-04-23 08:41:35 · answer #1 · answered by Edel B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tears do not contain salt but some form of sodium and chlorine which combines to give a taste like salt but it is not salt
2007-04-23 09:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by Leonard Vibbi francis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly do!!
May sound nasty, but next time you cry/ have a tear, touch it with your finger then taste it! It sure tastes salty.
Same goes for sea turtles- they cry saltly tears to get rid of the excess salt in their system. Maybe it is the same for us!
2007-04-23 08:36:58 · answer #3 · answered by . 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tears are composed of many different substances such as enzymes, lysosymes (to fight infection) and about 0.9% NaCl ("salt"). There are also different types of tears: Reflux when you cry and Basilar which form the "normal" tear layer.
2007-04-23 08:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by jwcod 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course they do, they contain salt and are slightly acidic, just like the rest of body fluids
2007-04-23 08:36:06 · answer #5 · answered by tina k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-04-23 08:37:38 · answer #6 · answered by lightbulblady1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all body fluids contain salt
2007-04-25 07:01:50 · answer #7 · answered by drstella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-04-23 08:35:57 · answer #8 · answered by bustedsanta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do.
2007-04-23 08:44:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They certainly taste salty!
2007-04-23 08:33:21 · answer #10 · answered by BotanyDave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋