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Pectoral Region Flashcards

1
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is the anterior aspect of the shoulder
Also part of the anterior thoracic wall
Contains pectoral muscles and connect and function as part of the upper limb

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Pectoral Region

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2
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small elevated part of breast

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Nipple

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3
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pigmented area

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Areola

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4
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15-20 lobes that radiate out from nipple
secretes the milk

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Lobes

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5
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tree branched system connecting the lobules of the mammary gland to the tip of the nipple.
carries milk → nipple

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Lactiferous Ducts

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6
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dilated part of the duct

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Lactiferous Sinus/Ampulla

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7
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fibrous septa that separates lobes of the gland, extends from skin to deep fascia

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Suspensory Ligament

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8
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tiny tubercles on the areola

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Areolar Glands of Montgomery

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9
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the extension of the breast up to the axillary nerve

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Axillary Tale of Stens

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10
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behind of breast tissue filled by loose connective tissue

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Retromammary Space

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11
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nipples have no fat, hair or sweat glands
nipple level is at the 4th intercostal space

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Nulliparous women

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12
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nipples become large and pendulous

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Multiparous women:

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13
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many breasts
from axilla to groin

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Polymastia

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14
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many nipples
may occur superior or inferior to normal breasts

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Polythelia

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15
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swelling of mammary glands of neonates (especially during 1st week) with mild fluid in some cases

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Witch Milk

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16
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excessively small breasts on one side due to lack of development

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Micromastia

17
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unilateral or bilateral
enlargement of the male breast occasionally occurs at puberty; due to hormone imbalance

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Gynecomastia

18
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no breast development or there may be a nipple but no glandular tissue

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Amastia

19
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Common site of Breast Cancer

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upper outer quadrant

20
Q

excision up to retromammary space

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Simple Mastectomy

21
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removal up to pectoral muscles, fat and lymph nodes

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Radical Mastectomy

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