Breast, Thorax, & Lungs Flashcards
Smallest structures in the mammary gland
Alveoli
Darkened area surrounding nipple
Areola
Thin, yellow fluid, precursor of milk, secreted for a few days after birth
Colostrum
Suspensory ligaments; fibrous bands extending from their inner breast surface to the chest wall muscles
Cooper Ligaments
Benign breast mass
Fibroadenoma
Persistent white discharge of milk between nursing sessions or after weaning
Galactorrhea
Excessive breast development in the male
Gynecomastia
Serosanguineous nipple discharge
Intraductal papilloma
Conveying milk
Lactiferous
Nipples that are depressed or invaginated
Inverted
Pain in breast
Mastalgia
Inflammation of the breast
Mastitis
Sebaceous glands in the areola that secrete protective lipid during lactation; also called tubercles of Montgomery
Montgomery Glands
Intraductal carcinoma in the breast
Paget disease
Orange peel appearance of the breast due to edema
Peau d’orange
Dimple or pucker on the skin
Retraction
Atrophic, pink, purple, or white linear streak on the breasts, associated with pregnancy, excessive weight gain, or rapid growth during adolescence
Striae
Minute extra nipple along the embryonic milk line
Supernumerary nipple
Extension of breast tissue in the axilla
Tail of Spence
Beginning of prepubertal breast development
Thelarche
Functional units of the lung; the thin walled chambers surrounded by networks of capillaries that are the site of respiratory exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen
Alveoli
Manubriosternal angle, the articulation of the manubrium and body of the sternum, continuous with the second rib
Angle of Louis