Mammography Chapter 3 Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology questions with correct answers

What is Acinus? CORRECT ANSWER-milk producing element of the breast located within alveolar glands What is chemotherapy? CORRECT ANSWER-Using drugs to treat cancer that may have spread throughout the body. What is Cooper's ligaments? CORRECT ANSWER-Strands of connective tissue that run between the skin and deep fascia to support the lobes of the breast. They start at the most posterior portion of the breast and extend outward to attach to the anterior fascia of the skin. What is a fibrocystic breast? CORRECT ANSWER-The breast develops thickening of the alveoli in addition to one or more cysts. Cysts are fluid filled sacs. Fibrocystic breasts are often lumpy, swollen and tender, espeically a week before menustration begins. What is Gynecomastia? CORRECT ANSWER-Enlargement of the male breast due to growth of the ducts and supporting tissue. What are hormones? CORRECT ANSWER-Substances that are released by a gland or organ in one part of the body, then tavel through the blood stream to regulate the activity or secretions of cells in another part of the body. What is the inframammary crease? CORRECT ANSWER-Most inferior aspect of the breast when it meets the anterior abdominal wall.