Breast Flashcards
________ gives rise to buds
Lactiferous ducts
Each lobule is drained by:
A. Nipple
B. lactiferous sinus
C. Milk
D. Lactiferous duct
D.
Dilated portion of the duct where milk accumulates during lactation
Lactiferous sinus
Number of lobules
A.10-12
B. 8-10
C. 15-20
D. 0-100
C.
Bulk of breast tissue
Adipose tissue
True or false: breast has a muscle tissue
False
True or false: amount of fat surrounds glandular tissue doesn’t determines the size of the breast
False
Glands in the areolae
Montgomery
In nulliparous women, the areola is
A. Light colored
B. Dark colored
Light colored; darkens during 1st preg
Location of nipple
A. 6th ICS
B. 4th ICS
C. 7th ICS
D. 9th ICS
B.
Space where silicone implant is inserted for augmentation
Retromammary space
Septum of mammary gland is called
Cooper’s ligament
Extension of the tissue of the breast that extends into the axilla
Tail of spence
Ligament that attaches mammary gland to skin of breast and runs between skin and deep fascia
Cooper’s ligament
Arterial supply of the breast
Intercostal artery, internal thoracic branches, lateral thoracic art, thoracoacromial art