Breast Flashcards
2 lines which extends from the axilla to the groins
MAMMARY LINES/ MAMMARY RIDGE / MILK LINES
BREAST: Type of gland accdg. to secretion
Modified apocrine sweat glands
T or F: Accessory breast tissue may be found anywhere along the milk lines
TRUE
T or F: breast of both sexes follow a similar course of development until puberty
TRUE
After puberty, female breasts develop under the influence of ________,________, and other hormones
PITUITARY, AND OVARIAN HORMONES
T or F: After menopause, breast undergo cyclical changes in activity
FALSE, UNTIL MENOPAUSE ONLY
After menopause, breasts undergo progressive ___________ and ____________
ATROPHY AND INVOLUTION
Embryological origin of breast
ECTODERM
Each breast consists of ___#_____ lobes
15-25
Each breast lobe consist of ___________ gland
COMPOUND TUBULO-ACINAR GLAND
Dilatation of lactiferous duct immediately before opening onto the surface
LACTIFEROUS SINUS
Site where milk is temporarily stored; at the boundary of areola
LACTIFEROUS SINUS
Breast lobes are embedded in a mass of _________ subdivided by _________
ADIPOSE TISSUE; COLLAGENOUS SEPTA
Breast: structure which contains bands of SMOOTH MUSCLE oriented in parallel to the lactiferous ducts and circularly near to the base
NIPPLE
Type of muscle which causes erection of the nipple when contracted
SMOOTH MUSCLE
Within each lobe of the breast, the main duct branches to form _________, each of which leads to a ________ consisting of multiple ________
TERMINAL DUCTS
LOBULE
ACINI
Each lactiferous lobe contains _____(#)_____ lactiferous lobules
5-10 lobules
Secretory part of breast
ACINI
Terminal duct + lobule = ?
TERMINAL DUCT-LOBULAR UNIT (TDLU)
Functional unit of the breast
TERMINAL DUCT-LOBULAR UNIT (TDLU)
Moderately dense collagenous tissue which separates the lobules
INTERLOBULAR TISSUE
Supporting tissue surrounding the ducts within each lobule; less collagenous; more vascular
INTRALOBULAR TISSUE
Skin surrounding the lobule
AREOLA
T OR F: Areola contains pilosebaceous unit
False
Areola is a pigmented part of skin surrounding the nipple and contains _______ glands that are associated with ______.
PILOSEBACEOUS GLANDS; HAIR FOLLICLES
LACTIFEROUS SINUSES are seen coursing through the _______ towards the skin surface
DERMIS
Epithelium of lactiferous sinuses is similar to that of the ducts in the rest of the breast until close to the surface where epithelium becomes _____________
STRATIFIED SQUAMOUS
Carcinoma in situ may spread along the _________ from the underlying breast _____ and even spread into the surface epidermis.. this disease is called _______________.
LACTIFEROUS SINUS; BREAST LOBE; PAGET’S DISEASE OF THE BREAST
Connective tissue fiber attached to the nipple when it contracts; when it contracts, produces dimpling of breast
SUSPENSORY LIGAMENT OF COOPER
Breast ducts and acini are lined by 2 layers of cells: luminal layer of __________ and basal layer of flattened _________.
EPITHELIAL CELLS; MYOEPITHELIAL CELLS
LUMINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS LINING EPITHELIUM:
> larger ducts - __________
> smaller ducts and acini - ________
TALL COLUMNAR;
CUBOIDAL
Technique to stain the myoepithelial cells for actin
IMMUNOPEROXIDASE