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What is breast? What is Areola? What is nipple?

What is breast?

The term breast, also known by the Latin mamma in anatomy, refers to the upper ventral region of an animal's torso, particularly that of mammals, including human beings. In addition, the breasts are parts of a female mammal's body which contain the organs that secrete milk used to feed infants.

The breasts are covered by skin; each breast has one nipple surrounded by the areola. The larger mammary glands within the breast produce the milk; they consist of several lobules, and each breast has some 10-20 lactiferous ducts that drain milk from the lobules to the nipple, where each duct has its own opening.

What is Areola?

The small darkened area around the nipple of the breast, colored from pink to dark brown, hairless, and have several sebaceous glands..

What is nipple?

The pigmented projection on the surface of the breast. Ducts that conduct milk from the mammary glands to the surface of the breast exit through the nipple. The surrounding flat area of pigmentation is the areola.

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Uploaded on May 29, 2010
Taken on May 29, 2010