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| The breast are classified as specialized ___________________ __________ capable of secreting milk. |
accesory glands |
| What hormones, during puberty, stimulated the development of the breast? |
ovarian hormones |
| What is the small part of the breast's glands that extend into the axilla known as? |
axillary tail |
| East breast has approx. how many lobules which radiate from the nipple? |
15-20 |
| The main duct of each lobule is known as what? |
lactiferous duct |
| The base of the breast is surrounded by a colored area of skin know as what? |
areola |
| What produces the elevation of the areola? |
underlying glands, areolar glands |
| The lobules of the breast are separted by fibrous septa, which attach to deep surfaces of the skin by what? |
suspensory ligaments |
| What structure is involved in the dimpling of the skin seen in breast cancer? |
suspensory ligaments |
| This is loose connective tissure separating breast from deep fascia covering the pectoralis major. |
Retromammary space |
| The medial mammary arterial branches originate from the perforating branches of what artery? |
internal thoracic artery |
| The lateral mammary branches originate from what two arteries? |
lateral thoracic artery and posterior intercostal arteries |
| What three veins are mainly involved in draining blood from the breasts? |
internal thoracic, lateral thoracic, and posterior intercostal veins |
| Lymph from the lateral quadrants of breast drain into what group of axillary lymph nodes? |
anterior (pectoral) group |
| Lymph from medial quadrants of breast drain into what group of lymph nodes? |
internal thoracic group |
| The areas of the breast that drain lymph posteriorly drain into what lymph nodes? |
posterior intercostal lymph nodes |
| Why is it possible from cancer in one breast to spread to the other breast or the abdomen? |
because some lymph vessels communicate with these areas |
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