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Where does breast tissue normally develop? - Answer Along the breast line

• located from under the arms down to the groin

What are the 3 stages of early breast development? - Answer 1. In utero

• First 2 months of life
• Puberty

Breast development during menstruation - Answer - Estrogen: Induces Ductal

System development

- Progesterone: Induces Lobular-Alveolar development

What is Lactogenesis? - Answer The initiation of milk production

How many stages of Lactogensis are there? - Answer 4

What stages of Lactogenesis occur during pregnancy? - Answer 1 and 2

Lactogenesis 1 - Answer Ductal and Lobular-Alveolar systems grow at an accelerated rate (influenced by hormones)

• breasts enlarge
• high progesterone levels cause an increase in alveoli
• colostrum begins to produce in the alveoli

When does Lactogenesis 1 occur? - Answer around 16 weeks

Lactogenesis 2 - Answer The placenta is released from the uterus and progesterone levels drop

• this causes the alveolar cells to begin to release milk and allows them to

continue to produce more milk

How long does Lactogenesis 2 last? - Answer 2-4 days

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What are the 5 main areas of the breast? - Answer - Upper Inner

• Lower Inner
• Upper Outer
• Lower Outer
• Tail of Spence

What are the 2 types of breast tissue and what are they composed of? -

Answer - Parenchyma: ductal and lobular-alveolar structures

- Strom: connective tissue (fat, vascular, nerve, lymphatic)

What is an Alveolus - Answer Small cavity where milk is produced and stored

• made of epithelial cells

What are Alveoli? - Answer multiple alveolus

What is the Intra-lobular duct? - Answer Connects a lobule to the lactiferous ducts

What is a Mammary Lobule? - Answer 10-100 alveoli combined together

What are Lactiferous Ducts? - Answer connects mammary lobules/intra- lobular ducts to the nipple

Breast Anatomy - Answer

What surrounds the breast tissue? - Answer Fat Nerves Lymph Tissue Vascular Network Myoepithelial Cells

What is the purpose of the Myoepithelial cells? - Answer They surround the alveolus and contract (like a muscle)

• pushes milk out into the ducts
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