Breast boards ARDMS Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
Breast metastisis after level 1-III will most likely go where next - ANSWER✔✔-liver or
lung
Decreasing hormone levels will cause glandular tissue to ____ - ANSWER✔✔-estrogen
and progesterone levels decrease with age and this leads to atrophy of the glandular
tissue
The glandular tissue of the breast is also called the ____ layer - ANSWER✔✔-mammary
layer or parenchymal tissue
Tissues of breast according to hyper to hypoechoic - ANSWER✔✔-Skin, Coopers
ligaments, Glandular tissue, Fat, Muscle, Blood, Cystic fluid
Skin thickness of the breat is usually greatest at ________ - ANSWER✔✔-the inferior
crease line
The _____ layer of the lactiferous duct wall reduces friction to flowing milk -
ANSWER✔✔-epithilial
,The _______ helps to move the milk through the ducts toward the nipple -
ANSWER✔✔-myoepithelial
Layers from anterior to post - ANSWER✔✔-skin, premmary or subcutanous fat,
glandular or mammary layer, retromammary layer, pec major, pec minor and ribs
What hormone stimulates ductal contraction to propel milk through the breast with
pregnancy? - ANSWER✔✔-Oxytocin (produced by the pituitary gland) causes ductal
contraction with lactation
Which hormone causes connective tissue to elongate and grow, vascularity increasing
fat deposition to increase? - ANSWER✔✔-Estrogen
Which hormone stimulates TDLU growth? - ANSWER✔✔-Progesterone
Which hormone stimulates milk production with pregnancy? - ANSWER✔✔-Prolactin
Breast enlargement associated with puberty normally occurs between ______ -
ANSWER✔✔-9-16 years of age
The axillary lymph node chain that drains 75% of lymph fluid from the breast are -
ANSWER✔✔-external mammary, central, scapular, subclavicular, axillary and
interpextoral (Rotter's nodes)
The accessory lymphatic chain that drains 25% of the lymph fluid - ANSWER✔✔-
internal mammary, intercostal and supraclavicular
Which layer is composed of the most gladular tissue? - ANSWER✔✔-Mammary layer
, premammary and retromammary are mostly composed with fatty tissues
How many lobes are in each breast? - ANSWER✔✔-15-20- each has a single duct that
courses to the nipple, 30-50 acini make up each lobule, each acini cell has its own
terminal duct that converges to form a single duct that exits each lobe
Acini cells are considered the "functional unit" of the breast. Several hundred acini cells
are in the breast. TDLU refers to 30-50 acinar cells grouped together in a lobule and
their associated terminal duct. Acini cells are the smallest functional unit of the breast.
The axillary chain - ANSWER✔✔-drains 75% from breast,
What is the name of the duct that expels the milk out of the body during lacation? -
ANSWER✔✔-excretory duct
Milk production usually begins within _____ days postpartum - ANSWER✔✔-2-3 days
The nipple is composed of ______ tissue - ANSWER✔✔-erectile tissue in the nipple
helps to stiffen the nipple for easier milk expulsion during nursing
Outer layer of the duct which is in contact with the intralobar stroma - ANSWER✔✔-
basement membrane
thelarche - ANSWER✔✔-
Questions and Answers
Breast metastisis after level 1-III will most likely go where next - ANSWER✔✔-liver or
lung
Decreasing hormone levels will cause glandular tissue to ____ - ANSWER✔✔-estrogen
and progesterone levels decrease with age and this leads to atrophy of the glandular
tissue
The glandular tissue of the breast is also called the ____ layer - ANSWER✔✔-mammary
layer or parenchymal tissue
Tissues of breast according to hyper to hypoechoic - ANSWER✔✔-Skin, Coopers
ligaments, Glandular tissue, Fat, Muscle, Blood, Cystic fluid
Skin thickness of the breat is usually greatest at ________ - ANSWER✔✔-the inferior
crease line
The _____ layer of the lactiferous duct wall reduces friction to flowing milk -
ANSWER✔✔-epithilial
,The _______ helps to move the milk through the ducts toward the nipple -
ANSWER✔✔-myoepithelial
Layers from anterior to post - ANSWER✔✔-skin, premmary or subcutanous fat,
glandular or mammary layer, retromammary layer, pec major, pec minor and ribs
What hormone stimulates ductal contraction to propel milk through the breast with
pregnancy? - ANSWER✔✔-Oxytocin (produced by the pituitary gland) causes ductal
contraction with lactation
Which hormone causes connective tissue to elongate and grow, vascularity increasing
fat deposition to increase? - ANSWER✔✔-Estrogen
Which hormone stimulates TDLU growth? - ANSWER✔✔-Progesterone
Which hormone stimulates milk production with pregnancy? - ANSWER✔✔-Prolactin
Breast enlargement associated with puberty normally occurs between ______ -
ANSWER✔✔-9-16 years of age
The axillary lymph node chain that drains 75% of lymph fluid from the breast are -
ANSWER✔✔-external mammary, central, scapular, subclavicular, axillary and
interpextoral (Rotter's nodes)
The accessory lymphatic chain that drains 25% of the lymph fluid - ANSWER✔✔-
internal mammary, intercostal and supraclavicular
Which layer is composed of the most gladular tissue? - ANSWER✔✔-Mammary layer
, premammary and retromammary are mostly composed with fatty tissues
How many lobes are in each breast? - ANSWER✔✔-15-20- each has a single duct that
courses to the nipple, 30-50 acini make up each lobule, each acini cell has its own
terminal duct that converges to form a single duct that exits each lobe
Acini cells are considered the "functional unit" of the breast. Several hundred acini cells
are in the breast. TDLU refers to 30-50 acinar cells grouped together in a lobule and
their associated terminal duct. Acini cells are the smallest functional unit of the breast.
The axillary chain - ANSWER✔✔-drains 75% from breast,
What is the name of the duct that expels the milk out of the body during lacation? -
ANSWER✔✔-excretory duct
Milk production usually begins within _____ days postpartum - ANSWER✔✔-2-3 days
The nipple is composed of ______ tissue - ANSWER✔✔-erectile tissue in the nipple
helps to stiffen the nipple for easier milk expulsion during nursing
Outer layer of the duct which is in contact with the intralobar stroma - ANSWER✔✔-
basement membrane
thelarche - ANSWER✔✔-
