Course Audit 1

Question 1

The breast is an

Answer 1

exocrine gland

Question 2

Responsible for production and secretion of milk after pregnancy

Answer 2

Breast

Question 3

Each breast consists of ___ lobes

Answer 3

15 to 20

Question 4

is the smallest secreting portion of a gland

Answer 4

Acini

Question 5

These are connective tissue in the breast that help maintain structural
integrity

Answer 5

COOPER’S LIGAMENTS

Question 5

Also known as “suspensory ligaments of cooper”

Answer 5

COOPER’S LIGAMENTS

Question 6

It anchors the breast to pectoralis major muscle

Answer 6

COOPER’S LIGAMENTS

Question 7

is the first milk that the body makes and it provides the newborn with everything they need at the start of life

Answer 7

Colostrum

Question 8

It can boost the baby’s immune system and help prevent jaundice or yellow discoloration

Answer 8

Colostrum

Question 9

Base measures

Answer 9

10-12 cm

Question 10

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

Answer 10

tail of Spence, Spence’s tail, or Axillary tail or Axillary process

Question 11

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

Answer 11

tail of Spence, Spence’s tail, or Axillary tail or Axillary process

Question 12

Base measures

Answer 12

10-12 cm

Question 13

Is located between the 4th and 5th ribs in nulliparous women but its
position varies widely when the breasts are pendulous

Answer 13

NIPPLE-AREOLA COMPLEX

Question 14

a disc of skin that circles the base of the nipple

Answer 14

AREOLA

Question 15

THE NIPPLE-AREOLA COMPLEX Usually measures ____ in diameter

Answer 15

3-4cm

Question 16

contains sebaceous glands, sweat glands, and accessory glands
called Montgomery’s glands

Answer 16

AREOLA

Question 17

respond to tactile and autonomic sympathetic stimulation and are responsible for nipple erection and areolar constriction

Answer 17

Smooth Muscle Fibers

Question 18

respond to tactile and autonomic sympathetic stimulation and are responsible for nipple erection and areolar constriction

Answer 18

Smooth Muscle Fibers

Question 19

Circular dark-colored or pigmented area of the skin surrounding the
nipple

Answer 19

Areola

Question 20

Occur over most of the body and opens directly onto the surface of the
skin

Answer 20

Eccrine Sweat Glands & Ducts

Question 20

Secretes fat droplets into breast milk and those in the ear help form
earwax

Answer 20

Apocrine Sweat Glands & Ducts

Question 21

Major sweat glands of the human body

Answer 21

Eccrine Sweat Glands & Ducts

Question 22

an extension of the upper outer lateral quadrant of the breast

Answer 22

AXILLARY TAIL