HA BREAST AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question 1

Breast are paired _______ glands

Answer 1

mammary

Question 2

Breast contains=

Answer 2

-Fat
-Glandular tissue
-Suspensory ligament

Question 3

anterior to the pectoralis major and serratus anterior
muscles.

Answer 3

Breast

Question 4

It extends vertically from the 2nd to the 6th rib and horizontally from the sternum to the mid-axillary line

Answer 4

Breats

Question 5

True/False
Male and Female breasts are similar until puberty

Answer 5

True

Question 6

It is an accessory reproductive organ.

Answer 6

Breast

Question 7

What are the 2 functions of Breast?

Answer 7

a. to produce and store milk that provides nourishment
for newborns and
b. to aid in sexual stimulation.

Question 8

What are the 4 quadrants of the breast?

Answer 8

-Upper outer quadrant
-Upper inner quadrant
-Lower outer quadrant
-Lower inner quadrant

Question 9

It is the part of breast

Answer 9

which extends into the axillary area, is referred to as the tail of Spence
most breast tumors occur in this quadrant

Question 10

Female breast tissue enlarges in response to which hormones?

Answer 10

Estrogen and progesterone released in ovaries.

Question 11

smooth and varies in color depending on the
client’s skin tones.

Answer 11

Skin of the breast

Question 12

contains the tiny opening of the lactiferous ducts
through which milk passes.

Answer 12

Nipple

Question 13

It surrounds the nipple 1 to 2 cm radius

Answer 13

Areola

Question 14

Hair follicles that contains Montgomery glands that secrete a
protective lipid substance during lactation.

Answer 14

Areola

Question 15

What are the 3 types of tissue?

Answer 15

-Glandular tissue
-Fibrous Tissue
-Fatty Tissue {adipose}

Question 16

allowing for milk production and is arranged in 15 to 20 lobes that radiate in a
circular fashion from the nipple

Answer 16

Glandular tissue

Question 17

The slight enlargement in each duct before it
reaches the nipple is called the

Answer 17

lactiferous sinus

Question 18

Provide support for the glandular tissue largely by way of bands called cooper ligaments.

Answer 18

Fibrous Tissue

Question 19

This subcutaneous and retromammary fat provides most of the substance to the breast, determining the size and shape of the breats.

Answer 19

Fatty tissue

Question 20

True/False
The amount of glandular, fibrous, and fatty tissue varies according to various factors including the client’s age, body build, nutritional status, hormonal cycle, and whether she is pregnant or lactating.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

may be present with benign breast conditions

Answer 21

lumps or swelling

Question 22

may indicate breast cancer

Answer 22

dimpling of breasts

Question 23

Early menses (before age 13) or delayed menopause
(after age 52)

Answer 23

False, 12

Question 24

True/False
risk of breast cancer is greater for women who have never given birth or for those who had their first child after age 30

Answer 24

True

Question 25

True/False
Hereditary forms of breast cancer constitute only 5-10% of breast cancer causes overall

Answer 25

True

Question 26

is an X-ray picture of the breast.

Answer 26

Mammogram

Question 27

noninvasive
and confined to the linings of the milk duct
system; appears early

Answer 27

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)

Question 28

most common type, which spreads beyond the ductal system.

Answer 28

Invasive (infiltrating) ductal carcinoma (IDC)

Question 29

occurs in women in their
late 40s and 50s

Answer 29

Medullary carcinoma:

Question 30

usually appears as a subtle thickening, feeling
of fullness, change in texture or appearance of the breast or nipple skin, rather than as
discreet lump

Answer 30

Invasive (infiltrating) lobular carcinoma (ILC):

Question 31

cells in the tumor are negative for progesterone, estrogen, and HER2/neu receptors

Answer 31

Triple negative carcinoma (TNC):

Question 32

usually found in women over fifty years of age and has 95% ten year survival rate.

Answer 32

Tubular carcinoma

Question 33

occurs in 1-2% of breast cancers, and although he cancer cells produce mucus and are poorly defined, usually has a favorable prognosis.

Answer 33

Mucinous Carcinoma

Question 34

very rare and very aggressive, with lymph vessels in skin blocked, making the breast appear swollen, red, and inflamed.

Answer 34

inflammatory breast carcinoma

Question 35

rare disease affecting the skin of the nipple and often the areola

Answer 35

Paget disease of the breast

Question 37

Purpose of Breast Assessment

Answer 37

-Identify signs of breast disease
-Initiate early treatment

Question 38

Nonmodified Risks

Answer 38

-Family History
-Early mentruation {12 years} and later menopause {older than 55 years}
- No history of breast-feeding
- Recent oral Contraceptives use

Question 39

Three ways to perform a sefl-exam

Answer 39

a. in the shower
b. lyding down
c. standing in front of the mirror

Question 40

age that is recommended to have a screening mammogram

Answer 40

forty and older or fifty to 74

Question 41

Equipments needed

Answer 41

-centimeter ruler
-small pillow
-gloves
-client handout for BSE
-slide for specimen

Question 42

Levels of pressure in palpation

Answer 42

Light, medium and deep

Question 43

3 different patterns in palpating

Answer 43

-circular
-wedged
-vertical strip

Question 44

resulting from edema, an orange appearance of the breast is associated with cancer

Answer 44

PEAU D”ORANGE

Question 45

These are irregular, firm, hard, not defined masses that may be fixed or mobile. Occur after age of fifty.

Answer 45

CANCEROUS TUMORS

Question 46

These lesions are lobular, ovoid, or round. They are firm, well-defined, seldom tender and usually singular and mobile.

Answer 46

FIBROADENOMAS

Question 47

Also called fibrocystic breast disease, round, elastic, defined, tender and mobile cysts.

Answer 47

Benign Breast Disease