Procedures: Anatomy, Physiology, And Pathology Of The Breast

Question 1

A lesion located in the upper outer quadrant of the right breast is located in the

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10-o’clock position

Question 2

Morgagni’s tubercles are usually found 

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On the areola

Question 3

What does An inverted nipple indicate?

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Sometimes indicates breast cancer

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The most mobile margins of the breast are the

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Inferior and lateral aspects

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The normal breast may have

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15 to 20 lobes

Question 6

The structure that supports the breast and contributes to breast shape is called

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Cooper ligament

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The breast extends vertically from the

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Second through the sixth rib

Question 8

The thickest skin portion of the breast is at the

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Tail of Spence

Question 9

Cooper ligaments attach anteriorly to the

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Fascia of the skin

Question 10

Fatty tissue is generally ____ and is seen on the mammogram as areas of ____ optical density

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Radiolucent/higher

Question 11

Typically, a woman with dense fibrous and glandular tissue throughout the entire breast on a baseline mammogram is

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Younger than 45 years

Question 12

Glandular tissue is usually found in the ____ of the breast

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Central and upper-outer quadrant

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Lymph drainage from the medial half of the breast is generally directed to the

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Internal mammary lymph nodes

Question 14

Immediately behind the nipple, there is a widened area of the collecting duct call the

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Lactiferous sinus

Question 15

The portion of the breast that holds the milk producing structure is the

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Lobule