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What are the 5 main areas of the breast? - Answer--
Upper Inner
- Lower Inner
- Upper Outer
- Lower Outer
- Tail of Spence
What are the 2 types of breast tissue and what are they
composed of? - Answer-- Parenchyma: ductal and lobular-
alveolar structures
- Strom: connective tissue (fat, vascular, nerve, lymphatic)
What is an Alveolus - Answer-Small cavity where milk is
produced and stored
- made of epithelial cells
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What are Alveoli? - Answer-multiple alveolus
What is the Intra-lobular duct? - Answer-Connects a lobule
to the lactiferous ducts
What is a Mammary Lobule? - Answer-10-100 alveoli
combined together
What are Lactiferous Ducts? - Answer-connects mammary
lobules/intra-lobular ducts to the nipple
Breast Anatomy - Answer-
What surrounds the breast tissue? - Answer-Fat
Nerves
Lymph Tissue
Vascular Network
Myoepithelial Cells
What is the purpose of the Myoepithelial cells? - Answer-
They surround the alveolus and contract (like a muscle)
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- pushes milk out into the ducts
What is the purpose of the Vascular Network surrounding
breast tissue? - Answer-- supplies nutrients, materials,
hormones to each alveolus for milk production
- supplies hormones to the myoepithelial cells for ejection
of milk
What is the purpose of fat surrounding breast tissue? -
Answer-protection
support
provides space for growth
What purpose do nerves serve in the breasts? - Answer-
Intercostal nerves 3, 4 and 5 deal with breast tissue
- innervation to the nipple tells the brain to produce
oxytocin when breast feeding
- emptying of the alveolus tells the breast to make more
milk
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What are Montgomery's Tubercles? - Answer-Glands that
secrete an antibacterial-like substance that protects the
nipples and areola.
- found on the nipple and areola
- enlarge during pregnancy
Lactogenesis 3 - Answer-also known as galactopoiesis
- the resupply of mature milk that occurs when milk is
removed from the breast
Where does breast tissue normally develop? - Answer-
Along the breast line
- located from under the arms down to the groin
What are the 3 stages of early breast development? -
Answer-1. In utero
2. First 2 months of life
3. Puberty
Breast development during menstruation - Answer--
Estrogen: Induces Ductal System development
- Progesterone: Induces Lobular-Alveolar development
Certified Breastfeeding Counselor CBC ||Verified
Exam!!|| Most Recent Exam Actual Complete Real
Exam Questions and Correct Answers (Verified
Answers) Already Graded A+ | Guaranteed Success!! |
Newest Exam!!!
What are the 5 main areas of the breast? - Answer--
Upper Inner
- Lower Inner
- Upper Outer
- Lower Outer
- Tail of Spence
What are the 2 types of breast tissue and what are they
composed of? - Answer-- Parenchyma: ductal and lobular-
alveolar structures
- Strom: connective tissue (fat, vascular, nerve, lymphatic)
What is an Alveolus - Answer-Small cavity where milk is
produced and stored
- made of epithelial cells
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What are Alveoli? - Answer-multiple alveolus
What is the Intra-lobular duct? - Answer-Connects a lobule
to the lactiferous ducts
What is a Mammary Lobule? - Answer-10-100 alveoli
combined together
What are Lactiferous Ducts? - Answer-connects mammary
lobules/intra-lobular ducts to the nipple
Breast Anatomy - Answer-
What surrounds the breast tissue? - Answer-Fat
Nerves
Lymph Tissue
Vascular Network
Myoepithelial Cells
What is the purpose of the Myoepithelial cells? - Answer-
They surround the alveolus and contract (like a muscle)
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- pushes milk out into the ducts
What is the purpose of the Vascular Network surrounding
breast tissue? - Answer-- supplies nutrients, materials,
hormones to each alveolus for milk production
- supplies hormones to the myoepithelial cells for ejection
of milk
What is the purpose of fat surrounding breast tissue? -
Answer-protection
support
provides space for growth
What purpose do nerves serve in the breasts? - Answer-
Intercostal nerves 3, 4 and 5 deal with breast tissue
- innervation to the nipple tells the brain to produce
oxytocin when breast feeding
- emptying of the alveolus tells the breast to make more
milk
, 4|Page
What are Montgomery's Tubercles? - Answer-Glands that
secrete an antibacterial-like substance that protects the
nipples and areola.
- found on the nipple and areola
- enlarge during pregnancy
Lactogenesis 3 - Answer-also known as galactopoiesis
- the resupply of mature milk that occurs when milk is
removed from the breast
Where does breast tissue normally develop? - Answer-
Along the breast line
- located from under the arms down to the groin
What are the 3 stages of early breast development? -
Answer-1. In utero
2. First 2 months of life
3. Puberty
Breast development during menstruation - Answer--
Estrogen: Induces Ductal System development
- Progesterone: Induces Lobular-Alveolar development
