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Question 0

Areola

Answer 0

Darkened area surrounding nipple

Question 1

Alveoli

Answer 1

Smallest structures of mammary gland

Question 2

Colostrum

Answer 2

Thin, yellow fluid, precursor of milk, secreted for a few days after birth

Question 3

Cooper’s ligaments

Answer 3

Suspensory ligaments; fibrous bands extending from the inner breast surface to the chest wall muscles

Question 4

Fibroadenoma

Answer 4

Benign breast mass

Question 5

Gynecomastia

Answer 5

Excessive breast development in the male

Question 6

Intraductal papilloma

Answer 6

Serosanguineous nipple discharge

Question 7

Inverted

Answer 7

Nipples that are depressed or invaginated

Question 8

Lactiferous

Answer 8

Conveying milk

Question 9

Mastalgia

Answer 9

Pain in breast

Question 10

Mastitis

Answer 10

Inflammation of the breast

Question 11

Montgomery’s glands

Answer 11

Sebaceous glands in the areola, secrete protective lipid during lactation; also called tubercles of Montgomery

Question 12

Paget’s disease

Answer 12

Intraductal carcinoma in the breast

Question 13

Peau d’orange

Answer 13

Orange-peel appearance of breast due to edema

Question 14

Retraction

Answer 14

Dimple or pucker on the skin

Question 15

Striae

Answer 15

Atrophic pink, purple, or white linear streaks on the breasts, associated with pregnancy, excessive weight gain, or rapid growth during adolescence

Question 16

Supernumerary nipple

Answer 16

Minute extra nipple along the embryonic milk line

Question 17

Tail of Spence

Answer 17

Extension of breast tissue into the axilla