Prelim Flashcards

1
Q

Diagnostic imaging of the
breasts
••Use to screen early detection of
Breast Cancer

A

Mammography

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2
Q

Why perform mammo?

A

Early detection of breast cancer
Lowers number of fatalities

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3
Q

Mammography is an imaging of breast using a in order to____recognize any abnormalities of breast with dedicated mammography
unit.

A

compression

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4
Q

7 RISK FACTORS FOR BREAST CANCER
: AFABREMEMEUSLA

A

AGE
FAMILY HISTORY
BREAST ARCHITECTURE
MENARCHE
MENOPAUSAL
Use of Estrogen
Late age at birth of first child or never had children

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5
Q

3 step to perform routine breast exam

A
  1. Look breast in mirror with arms by sides and then when arms raised.
  2. Feel breast while lying down
  3. Feel breast while standing up
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6
Q

6 Breast Cancer Awareness: NiTeViDiNiLy

A

Nipple Discharge
Texture change
Visible Lump
Dimpled or depressed
Nipple Turning
Lymph Discharged

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7
Q

2 types of Mammo

A

Diagnostic
Screening

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8
Q

Performed to patients with symptoms or elevated
risk factors.
Cancer patients

A

Diagnostic Mammography

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9
Q

Asymptomatic patients
Annual mammogram screening

A

Screening Mammography

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10
Q
  • a small projection of skin containing outlets for 15-20 lactiferous ducts arranged cylindrically around the tip.
A

NIPPLE

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11
Q
  • the structures which carry milk toward the nipple.
A

LACTIFEROUS DUCT

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12
Q
  • the superficial layer that
    provides shape to the breast which come
    in contact with the baby when
    breastfeeding.
A

SKIN

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13
Q
  • also known as the
    thoracic wall. It is the boundary that
    serves as protection on internal
    organs inside the thoracic cavity
A

CHEST WALL

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14
Q
  • a group of alveoli, the milk secreting cells in the breast
A

LOBULES

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15
Q
  • any of the muscles that connect the front walls
    of the chest with the bones of the upper arm and shoulder.
A

PECTORALIS MUSCLE

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16
Q
  • the pigmented area on the
    human breast around the nipple
A

AREOLA

17
Q
  • helps provide shape and support for the breast.
A

FATTY TISSUE

18
Q

Small bumps in the areola.
It protects the nipple from dryness
Scent helps baby find breasts

A

Montgomery Glands

19
Q

Montgomery Glands also known as

A

Morgagni tubercles

20
Q

2 skin glands

A

Sebaceous Gland (Montgomery) : Apocrine
Sudoriferous Gland (Lactiferous) Gland:Eccrine

21
Q

secrete oily substance following pregnancy (Apocrine)

A

Sebaceous Gland (Montgomery)

22
Q

Is an extension of the tissue of the breast that extends into the axilla

A

Spence’s tail, axillary tail

23
Q

Supernumerary nipple

A

Polythelia

24
Q

– produces milk after childbirth
(Eccrine)

A

Sudoriferous Gland (Lactiferous) Gland

25
Q

DIVISIONS OF BREAST:
2 methods used to subdivide the breast for localization purposes.

A

Quadrant & Clock System

26
Q
  • use for sonography reports
A

Clock system-

27
Q

Compares the surface of the breast with the face of the clock

A

Clock System

28
Q

Use for mammography reports

A

Quadrant

29
Q

7 nodes of breast

A
  1. Supraclavicular
    Apical
    Anterior
    Posterior
    Lateral
    Central
    Internal Mammary