Are sweat and tears made out of the same kind of liquid stuff?

Question

...basically the question above..=)

Answer 1

The only similarity is that they both have sodium chloride which is why they taste salty. Tears also have oils (to keep it from evaporating),proteins and a small amount of mucus only because it is used to lubricate the eye while sweat is for temperature regulation.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

They both are largely water & salt, but sweat also has other wastes in it (similar to what's in urine but in much lower concentrations - that's why sweat in your eyes burns, but tears don't.

Answer 4

Sweat is Gatorade less the flavoring.

Tears are saline plus lysozyme, a meibomian lipid top layer (retards evaporation), and mucin over the eyeball's living conjunctiva layer.

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Answer 5

kinda. your tear ducts produce more of a natural saline solution to keep your eyes moist and sweat helps expel wastes in your body and also helps you to maintain homeostasis. hope this helped out. :D

Answer 6

Quite...both are from water, both have high sodium, but sweat has a bit higher oil content...but both are pretty much equal.

Answer 7

No. You may have noticed this if you have ever gotten sweat into your eyes.

Answer 8

yes, water and salt