Mammary Glands

Question 1

Mammary gland is a ___ gland?

Answer 1

Compound

Question 2

Mammary gland has large ducts in the?

Answer 2

Interlobular CT

Question 3

Mammary glands are?

Answer 3

Moified sweat gland (apocrine and merocrine)

Question 4

Which parts of mammary glands are secretory?

Answer 4

Alveoli and intralobular ducts

Question 5

Epithelium of mammary glands

Answer 5

Simple cuboidal or columnar

Question 6

Corpora amylacea means?

Answer 6

Starchy body

Question 7

What are corpora amylacea?

Answer 7

Concentrations of secretory material found in alveolie

Question 8

Alveoli regress when?

Answer 8

Gland is inactive

Question 9

Myoepithelial cells

Answer 9

Surround alveoli → respond to oxytocin to cause milk letdown

Question 10

Myopethelial cells are found between?

Answer 10

Basal lamina and alveolar cells

Question 11

Non-secretory portions of mammary glands

Answer 11

Interlobular ducts and lobar ducts

Question 12

Lactiferous sinus

Answer 12

Gland sinus and teat sinus

Question 13

Epithelium of mammary glands

Answer 13

Begins as simple cuboidal

Lobar ducts have bistratified columnar epithelium

Question 14

What surrounds large mammary ducts?

Answer 14

Smooth m. and elastic fibers

Question 15

Stroma of mammary glands

Answer 15

Loose collagenous and adipose tissue → becomes very scant during lactation

Question 16

Epithelium of lactiferous sinus

Answer 16

Bistratified columnar epithelium

Question 17

What is streak canal?

Answer 17

Lactiferous duct

Question 18

Epithelium of streak canal

Answer 18

Transition from bistratified columnar to skin of teat

Question 19

What is located at the end of the teat?

Answer 19

Sphincter