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Breast Flashcards

1
Q

Mammary crests/ridges appear in breast when

A

4th week

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2
Q

Mammary crests/ridges in breast do not disappear in what region

A

pectoral

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3
Q

Breast location

A

2nd or 3rd rib to 6th rib

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4
Q

Breast is firmly attached to dermis by

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suspensory ligament of cooper

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5
Q

Each breast contains how many lobules

A

15-20 of glandular tissue

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6
Q

Each breast lobule is drained by

A

lactiferous duct

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7
Q

Each breast duct has a dilated portion what is this called

A

Lactiferous Sinus

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8
Q

Nipples contain what type of tissue

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Dense Connective with Elastic Fibres

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9
Q

Position of Nipple

A

4th IC Space

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10
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The Axillary tail of breast is a extension of breast tissue into

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Supero-lat quadrant

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11
Q

What is polymastia

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extra breast

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12
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what is polythelia

A

extra nipple

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13
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what is athelia or amastia

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absence of nipple or beast

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14
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breast blood supply

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axillary artery, internal thoracic and some intercostal arteries

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15
Q

nerves of breast

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anterior and lat cutaneous 4th-6th IC

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16
Q

75% of breast lymph goes to

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Axillary Lymph Nodes

17
Q

Lymph from medial quadrants of breast goes to

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Parasternal lymph Nodes

18
Q

What is the first draining node in breast cancer

A

Sentineal Lymph Node

19
Q

What is used to locate Sentineal node

A

Radiolabelled Colloid

20
Q

The connective tissue stroma that surrounds lobules in breast is

A

Dense and Fibrocartilagenous

21
Q

Ducts and Acini in breast are lined by

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Luminal Epithelial Cells and Myoepithelial Cells

22
Q

Commonest cause of death in women in 35-55 age group

A

Breast Cancer

23
Q

Breast Cancer makes up what percentagae of cancers in women

A

20%

24
Q

What percentage of women have a chance of developing breast cancer

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1 in 9

25
Q

Name four benign breast tumours

A

Firboadenoma
Duct Papilloma
Adenoma
Connective Tissue

26
Q

Paget’s Disease of Nipple is associated with what cancer

A

Ductal or invasive carcinoma

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