breast

Question 1

where is adipost tissue of the brest located?

Answer 1

• deposited around the surface of the gland
• under the skin
• between the lobes

Question 2

what are the suspensory ligaments (of cooper)?

Answer 2

• throughout the connective tissue of the breast
• help support the glandular and connective tissues of the entire structure
• anchoring them to the coverings of the underlying pectoral muscles

Question 3

Each breast consists of several lobes separated by?

Answer 3

• septa of connective tissue

Question 4

myoepithelial cell?

Answer 4

• present around the outside of the alceolus

- contracts slightly, squeezing milk out into secretory duct

Question 5

ductules from the various lobules unite, forming a?

Answer 5

• single lactiferous duct for each lobe

- between 15 and 20 in each breast

Question 6

lactiferous sinuses?

Answer 6

• positioned to be squeezed by the suckling motion of a baby’s jaws during breastfeeding

Question 7

sinuses act as?

Answer 7

little pumping chambers that help move milk out of the breast

Question 8

two types of ovarian hormones, control breast development during puberty?

Answer 8

estrogens and progesterones

Question 9

estrogen function?

Answer 9

stimulates growth of the ducts of the mammary glands

Question 10

progesterone function?

Answer 10

• stimulates development of the actual secreting cells (alveolii)

Question 11

Shedding of the placenta?

Answer 11

after delivery of the baby cuts off a major source of estrogens

Question 12

Prolactin stimulates?

Answer 12

lactation - stimulates alveoli of the mammary glands to secrete milk