Mammography Boards Review
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Robert Egan - answer "the Father of Mammography"
What is the Gold standard for contrast resolution? - answer Digital
mammography
Xeroradiography - answer Involved the use of regular a x-ray tube, selenium
plates, and special processing and conditioning equipment.
What is the risk ratio of breast cancer in women? - answer 1 in 8
How does the size of a cancerous lesion relate to the survival rate? - answer
Directly
How does cancer appear? - answer White on white, which is why HIGH
contrast films is important.
At what age does the ACS recommend yearly mammograms begin? - answer
40
What are the 6 reasons a women give for NOT having a mammogram? -
answer 1. No symptoms
2. Fear of Cancer
3. Cost
4. Discomfort
,5. Radiation
6. Wrong diagnosis
How often does the FDA inspect a mammography facility onsite? - answer
Yearly
What is the number one risk factor for breast cancer? - answer Being female
When is the best time to perform self breast examination? - answer 1. In a
menstruating female, 1 week after the start of period.
2. In a post menopausal woman, on the same date every month.
The two breasts of a woman should be "what" of each other? - answer Mirror
Images
Where is the most likely location for breast cancer? - answer Upper outer
quadrant (50%)
What type of well developed gland is the breast? - answer An apocrine sweat
gland
What is the function of the breast? - answer To produce and secrete milk
during lactation.
What portion of the breast is considered the base of the breast? - answer The
portion that is against the chest wall.
What breast anatomy lies at the apex of the breast? - answer The nipple
What is the location of the breast? - answer From the 2nd to 6th-7th rib and
from sternal edge to the midaxillary line.
, What are the two names for the upper outer portion of the breast? - answer
1. Axillary taill
2. Tail of spence
What are the boundaries of the breast? - answer From the skin on the outside
to the pectoral muscle on the inside of the breast.
What is the areola? - answer Centrally located pigmented area.
What are the little bumps around the areola? - answer The openings to the
ducts of Montgomery's glands.
What is the function of the Montgomery glands? - answer To provide
lubrication during lactation.
Where is the nipple located? - answer In the center of the areola.
What can sudden nipple inversion indicate? - answer Malignancy
At what position is an accessory nipple most likely to be? - answer
Underneath the breast at the 6 o'clock position.
Where does the breast lie in conjunction with the pectoralis muscle? - answer
Anterior
What is the layer of adipose tissue and connective fascia the separates the
breast from the muscle called? - answer Retromammary fat space
What are the supportive structures of the breast called? - answer Cooper's
ligaments
latest updated version with 100%
correct answers
Robert Egan - answer "the Father of Mammography"
What is the Gold standard for contrast resolution? - answer Digital
mammography
Xeroradiography - answer Involved the use of regular a x-ray tube, selenium
plates, and special processing and conditioning equipment.
What is the risk ratio of breast cancer in women? - answer 1 in 8
How does the size of a cancerous lesion relate to the survival rate? - answer
Directly
How does cancer appear? - answer White on white, which is why HIGH
contrast films is important.
At what age does the ACS recommend yearly mammograms begin? - answer
40
What are the 6 reasons a women give for NOT having a mammogram? -
answer 1. No symptoms
2. Fear of Cancer
3. Cost
4. Discomfort
,5. Radiation
6. Wrong diagnosis
How often does the FDA inspect a mammography facility onsite? - answer
Yearly
What is the number one risk factor for breast cancer? - answer Being female
When is the best time to perform self breast examination? - answer 1. In a
menstruating female, 1 week after the start of period.
2. In a post menopausal woman, on the same date every month.
The two breasts of a woman should be "what" of each other? - answer Mirror
Images
Where is the most likely location for breast cancer? - answer Upper outer
quadrant (50%)
What type of well developed gland is the breast? - answer An apocrine sweat
gland
What is the function of the breast? - answer To produce and secrete milk
during lactation.
What portion of the breast is considered the base of the breast? - answer The
portion that is against the chest wall.
What breast anatomy lies at the apex of the breast? - answer The nipple
What is the location of the breast? - answer From the 2nd to 6th-7th rib and
from sternal edge to the midaxillary line.
, What are the two names for the upper outer portion of the breast? - answer
1. Axillary taill
2. Tail of spence
What are the boundaries of the breast? - answer From the skin on the outside
to the pectoral muscle on the inside of the breast.
What is the areola? - answer Centrally located pigmented area.
What are the little bumps around the areola? - answer The openings to the
ducts of Montgomery's glands.
What is the function of the Montgomery glands? - answer To provide
lubrication during lactation.
Where is the nipple located? - answer In the center of the areola.
What can sudden nipple inversion indicate? - answer Malignancy
At what position is an accessory nipple most likely to be? - answer
Underneath the breast at the 6 o'clock position.
Where does the breast lie in conjunction with the pectoralis muscle? - answer
Anterior
What is the layer of adipose tissue and connective fascia the separates the
breast from the muscle called? - answer Retromammary fat space
What are the supportive structures of the breast called? - answer Cooper's
ligaments
