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1
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___ are paired dome shaped organs. They contain sweat ____ glands.

A

Breasts, apocrine (exocrine)

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2
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What do sweat apocrine glands do?

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They produce milk to nourish offspring

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3
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What is another word for suspensory ligaments

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copper ligaments

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4
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Bands of connective tissue that divide gland into lobes and lobules

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suspensory ligaments

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5
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Functional fibro glandular tissue of breast is called the

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parenchyma

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6
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the parynchyma contains ___-___compartments called____

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15-20; lobes

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7
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Lobes are separated by adipose (fatty) tissue, which are made up of several small _______( ______-______) specifically the terminal ductolobular units (TDLU)

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lobules(TDLU) 20-40

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8
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lobules secrete _______ via secondary tubules

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milk

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9
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A portion of mammary tissue which extends into the region of the axilla

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tail of spence

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10
Q

one in each lobe
open individually into the nipple
convey milk from lobes to exterior

A

lactiferous ducts

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11
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milk passes from the ___________ __________through the mammary ducts to the nipple

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secondary tubules

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12
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also known as lactiferous sinuses
*formed by expanded lactiferous ducts
*store milk

A

ampullae

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13
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the male breast consists primarily of

A

nipple and areola

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14
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circular pigmented area of skin
surrounds nipple
has sebaceous glands
Montgomery tubercules

A

areola

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15
Q

tiny bumps scattered around areola.
sebaceous oil producing glands (discourages bacterial growth)

A

glands of Montgomery

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16
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retromammary space fat filled space between breast and pectoralis major muscle

A

deep fascia

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17
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lies posterior to the deep fascia

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pectoralis major muscle

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18
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breasts lie over the

A

pectoralis major

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19
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breasts are located ____chest wall ___ to the axilla.

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anterior, adjacent

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20
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Breasts lie anterior to the ______ and _________

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pectoralis major, pectoralis minor muscles

21
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breasts are connected to _____ by layers of ________

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muscles, connective tissue

22
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In breast _______ is the most superior linear structure. Two thin, reflective bands encasing ______ echoes.

A

skin, medium level

23
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______ varies with age, parity, hormonal status. Less ____ than other breast tissue ( _______)

A

Subcutaneous fat, echogenic, hypoechoic

24
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hypoechoic as fat

A

lobules

25
Q

thin echogenic/hyperechoic, curvilinear bands ascending towards the skin and encasing fat lobules
saw tooth pattern

A

ligaments of cooper

26
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glandular tissue is _____and ________ in texture and characteristics.

A

echogenic and homogenous

27
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Glandular tissue that is hyperechoic with little fat

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juvenile

28
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glandular tissue that is partly involuted and more amount of hypoechoic fat

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premenopausal

29
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glandular tissue that is mostly involuted and high amount of fat

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postmenopausal

30
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glandular tissue with increased glandular tissue and pattern

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pregnancy/lactating

31
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echopoor tubular structures

A

ducts

32
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narrow hypoechoic layer deep to the base. defines posterior boundaries of glandular tissue.

A

retromammary fat

33
Q

Medium-low level echo areas posterior to the retromammary layer
parallel to the chest wall (skin)

A

pectoralis muscle

34
Q

Homogenous texture of medium-level echoes
dense connective tissue at areolar region
sits around the converging ducts attenuates sound/posterior acoustic shadowing

A

nipple

35
Q

oval hypoechoic structures
posterior to pectoralis muscle
attenuate sound with posterior acoustic shadowing

A

ribs

36
Q

_____ are tubular structures in the axilla that show flow with ________

A

axillary vessels doppler ultrasound

37
Q

appears as a flat oval hypoechoic solid mass
with a hypoechoic halo

A

lymph nodes

38
Q

______, due to hormone _____ from anterior pituitary.
Influence of ____ and ______.

A

milk secretion, prolactin, progesterone and estrogen

39
Q

______ occurs in the presence of _______ from posterior pituitary.
released by stimulation of ________.

A

milk ejection, oxytocin, infant sucking

40
Q

when breasts are stimulated by estrogen in ovaries

A

puberty

41
Q

when breasts enlarge during the menstrual cycle due to water retention. Breast composed mostly of granular tissue.

A

maturity

42
Q

proliferation of the ductal system and lobules

A

pregnancy

43
Q

glandular tissue atrophies
breast composed mainly of fatty tissue

A

menopause

44
Q

this artery is found beneath the areola

A

arterial anastomoses

45
Q

what do lymphatics do

A

communicate with each other

46
Q

the lymphatics are continuous with the

A

lymphatics of skin abdomen and neck

47
Q

what lymphatics receive most the lymph stream

A

axillary

48
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what probe and frequency is used to scan breast

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49
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