Breast and Axillae Lab Vocab

Question 1

pigmented area surrounding the nipple

Answer 1

areola

Question 2

clear or milky fluid that is expressed from the breast before milk production

Answer 2

colostrum

Question 3

band of subcutaneous fibrous tissue that provides support to the breast

Answer 3

Cooper ligaments

Question 4

benign condition of the subareolar ducts that can cause a nipple discharge

Answer 4

Duct ectasia

Question 5

benign tumor of the breast

Answer 5

Fibroadenoma

Question 6

benign condition that presents with fluid-filled cyst due to ductal enlargement that is usually bilateral and multiple

Answer 6

Fibrocystic disease

Question 7

lactation not associated with childbearing

Answer 7

Galactorrhea

Question 8

abnormally large mammary glands in the male; sometimes may excrete milk

Answer 8

Gynecomastia

Question 9

benign tumors of the subareolar ducts that produce a nipple discharge

Answer 9

Intraductal papillomas (similar to duct ectasia but this involves tumors, duct ectasia is a condition)

Question 10

production and secretion of milk from the breast

Answer 10

lactation

Question 11

inflammation of the breast

Answer 11

Mastitis

Question 12

pain in the breast

Answer 12

Mastodynia

Question 13

tiny sebaceous glands that may appear on the areola

Answer 13

Montgomery follicles

Question 14

skin manifestations that are indicative of ductal carcinoma

Answer 14

Paget disease

Question 15

skin changes of the breast due to edema caused by blockage of the lymph drainage associated with inflammatory breast cancer

Answer 15

Peau d’orange

Question 16

area where most malignancies of breast tissue occurs

Answer 16

Tail of Spence

Question 17

beginning of female pubertal breast development

Answer 17

Thelarche