Answers
leakage out of infant breasts Correct Answer: normal
finding
when looking at development of female breasts in
adolescents Correct Answer: tanner scale
tanner scale Correct Answer: measures progression
through puberty and attainment of sexual maturity;
prepubertal to adult secondary sexual characteristics
Developmental considerations for pregnant females
Correct Answer: Larger breasts due to milk production;
more vascularity; milk production (1-3 days post-
delivery)
Aging Female Development Correct Answer:
menopause; decreased estrogen and progesterone;
breast tissue less dense; lack of elasticity
what happens during menopause Correct Answer: A
woman's ovaries stop releasing eggs, and progesterone
,and estrogen stop being produced. This signals the end
of reproduction.
gynecomastia Correct Answer: development of breast
tissue in males
Enlarged breast in male adolescents Correct Answer:
normal finding
breast cancer high risk factors Correct Answer: Female,
older than 65 years
History of Breast Cancer
BRCA1 and BRCA2
2 relative with breast cancer
High breast tissue density
Genetic Mutation BRCAI and HER2
breast cancer risk factors Correct Answer: 1 relative with
breast cancer
personal history over 40+
, high dose radiation
obesity, smoking, alcahol
optional age for breast cancer detection Correct
Answer: 40-44
ages 45-55 for breast cancer detection Correct Answer:
annually
older than 55 for breast cancer detection Correct
Answer: biannually
best time for self examination Correct Answer: after
menstrual cycle
enlarged labia of infants Correct Answer: normal finding
genitourinary Correct Answer: pertaining to the genitalia
and urinary tract
Normal findings of female genitourinary Correct Answer:
-inverted triangle hair pattern
- should not be able to palpate bladder