Week 7 - Core clinical problems

Question 1

Name the cells lining the lobule

Answer 1

Basal lamina
Myoepithelial cells
Secretory epithelial cells

Question 2

Cells lining the ducts

Answer 2

Myoepithelial cells
Thin stratified squamous
Stratified cuboidal

Question 3

What kind of cells is the nipple covered in?

Answer 3

Highly pigmented keratinized squamous epithelium

Question 4

What kind of changes does the nipple go through during the luteal phase?

Answer 4

Epithelial cells increase in height
Ducts enlarge
Small secretions from ducts

Question 5

During what trimester to glandular tissues develop with differentiation of secretory alveoli + plasma cells & lymphocytes infiltrate nearby connective tissue

Answer 5

2nd trimester

Question 6

What is apocrine secretion made up of?

Answer 6

Lipid droplets surrounded by a membrane containing small amounts of cytoplasm in it

Question 7

What is merocrine secretion made up of?

Answer 7

Proteins in vesicles reach the apical membrane and are released from their vesicle