Breast/Mammary gland VM Flashcards by Mallory Koula | Brainscape

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Prepubertal breast

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Mature Inactive Mammary Gland

Some lobules embedded in fat and fibrous connective tissue

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Nipple

Oppenings of lactiferous ducts

Glands of Montgomery

Some smooth muscle surrounding lactiferous duct – helps express the milk

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Mature Inactive Mammary Gland

High power - Simple cuboidal epithelium

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Mammary Gland during Pregnancy

Cells beging to get taller, see organelles similar to a cell that secretes proteins and metabolizes lipids

Eventually full of vacuoles that contain milk and fat

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Mammary gland during lactation

Lumens dilated with milk secretions

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