breast

Question 1

breasts cover which ribs ?

Answer 1

2-6

Question 2

breasts sit on top of deep fascia that covers?

Answer 2

pec major and serratus anterior

Question 3

blood supply of breast?

Answer 3

branches of internal thoracic and lateral thoracic

Question 4

the medial mammary branches are branches from?

Answer 4

internal thoracic

Question 5

lateral thoracic comes off?

Answer 5

subclavian

Question 6

where will majority of lymph drain from breast?

Answer 6

ipsilateral axillary node then to supraclavicular nodes, then to thoracic duct

Question 7

about a quarter of lymph does not drain this way and drains to?

Answer 7

♣ Parasternal nodes.
♣ Abdominal nodes.
♣ Nodes of the contralateral breast.

Question 8

o Are the functional unit of breast tissue and are the site of milk production?

Answer 8

lobules

Question 9

Each lobule is composed of ?

Answer 9

o a secretory acini, which produces milk in response to prolactin.

Question 10

The acini connect to the nipples via

Answer 10

a series of ducts

Question 11

The largest of these ducts is the

Answer 11

lactiferous duct

Question 12

which duct connects to the nipple surface?

Answer 12

the lactiferous duct

Question 13

Just below the nipple there is an expansion of the lactiferous ducts called the

Answer 13

lactiferous sinus

Question 14

a site of storage for milk.?

Answer 14

lactiferous sinus

Question 15

what type of cells is the nipple composed of ?

Answer 15

highly pigmented keratinised epithelium

Question 16

its the only place in the body where the sebaceous glands open up directly on to the skin

Answer 16

y

Question 17

young women have a higher proportion of what kind of tissue compared to older women?

Answer 17

they have more glandular tissue and less fat tissue - they have denser breasts

Question 18

which hormones in pregnancy cause proliferation of glandular tissue?

Answer 18

oestrogen and progesterone

Question 19

what happenst to the breasts as you get older?

Answer 19

progressive loss of glandular tissue and replacement of this with glandular tissue, leading to a loss of density

Question 20

standard protocol offered to all women who come into the breast clinic?

Answer 20

triple assessment