Supraclavicular nerves Intercostal nerves[2] (lateral and medial branches)
Lymph
Pectoral axillary lymph nodes[1]
Identifiers
TA98
A16.0.02.006
TA2
7099
FMA
60088
Anatomical terminology
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A mammary gland is an exocrine gland in humans and other mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring. Mammals get their name from the Latin word mamma, "breast". The mammary glands are arranged in organs such as the breasts in primates (for example, humans and chimpanzees), the udder in ruminants (for example, cows, goats, sheep, and deer), and the dugs of other animals (for example, dogs and cats). Lactorrhea, the occasional production of milk by the glands, can occur in any mammal, but in most mammals, lactation, the production of enough milk for nursing, occurs only in phenotypic females who have gestated in recent months or years. It is directed by hormonal guidance from sex steroids. In a few mammalian species, male lactation can occur. With humans, male lactation can occur only under specific circumstances.
Mammals are divided into 3 groups: prototherians, metatherians, and eutherians. In the case of prototherians, both males and females have functional mammary glands, but their mammary glands are without nipples. These mammary glands are modified sebaceous glands. Concerning metatherians and eutherians, only females have functional mammary glands. Their mammary glands can be termed as breasts or udders. In the case of breasts, each mammary gland has its own nipple (e.g., human mammary glands). In the case of udders, pairs of mammary glands comprise a single mass, with more than one nipple (or teat) hanging from it. For instance, cows and buffalo udders have two pairs of mammary glands and four teats, whereas sheep and goat udders have one pair of mammary glands with two teats protruding from the udder. Each gland produces milk for a single teat. These mammary glands are modified sweat glands.
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^Lawrence, Ruth A.; Lawrence, Robert M. (30 September 2010). Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession (7th ed.). Maryland Heights, Maryland: Mosby/Elsevier. p. 54. ISBN 9781437735901.
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A mammary alveolus (pl.: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is a small cavity or sac found in the mammarygland. Mammary alveoli are the site...
on the chest known as breasts in primates, which serve primarily as mammaryglands. The process is mediated by an assortment of hormones (and growth factors)...
distinction between males and females. In females, it serves as the mammarygland, which produces and secretes milk to feed infants. Subcutaneous fat...
method of secretion. (e.g. mammarygland, sweat gland of arm pit, pubic region, skin around anus, lips and nipples) Holocrine glands – the entire cell disintegrates...
A mammary tumor is a neoplasm originating in the mammarygland. It is a common finding in older female dogs and cats that are not spayed, but they are...
effective sweat glands in hoofed animals, such as the camels, donkeys, horses, and cattle. Ceruminous glands (which produce ear wax), mammaryglands (which produce...
glands are glands that secrete substances onto an epithelial surface by way of a duct. Examples of exocrine glands include sweat, salivary, mammary,...
physiological purpose of nipples is to deliver milk, produced in the female mammaryglands during lactation, to an infant. During breastfeeding, nipple stimulation...
(/məˈmeɪli.ə/). Mammals are characterized by the presence of milk-producing mammaryglands for feeding their young, a neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair...
glands of the human body There are several specialized glands within the human integumentary system that are derived from apocrine or sebaceous gland...
During puberty, the virus enters the mammaryglands with migrating lymphocytes and infects proliferating mammarygland epithelial cells. As a retrovirus...
Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammaryglands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young. The process naturally...
form a branched system connecting the nipple to the lobules of the mammarygland. When lactogenesis occurs, under the influence of hormones, the milk...
of ERβ in the mammaryglands is not. Expression of ERα and ERβ in the mammaryglands also differs throughout life in female mice. Mammary ERα expression...
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammaryglands of mammals and the caecilian Siphonops annulatus. It is the primary source of nutrition for...
Sciences. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-323-35776-0. The cyclic changes of the adult mammarygland can be associated with the menstrual cycle and the hormonal changes...
Oftedal, Olav T. (2002-07-01). "The mammarygland and its origin during synapsid evolution". Journal of MammaryGland Biology and Neoplasia. 7 (3): 225–252...
the mammaryglands to produce milk (lactation): increased serum concentrations of prolactin during pregnancy cause enlargement of the mammaryglands and...
by the cat. This is a sign that the cat is suffering from anxiety. Mammarygland tumors are the third common type of cancer in older female cats, with...
mammarygland development". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97 (7): 3044–49 Shyamala, G. 1999. "Progesterone signaling and mammary gland...
apocrine glands include the ciliary glands (glands of Moll) in the eyelids; the ceruminous glands, which produce ear wax; and the mammaryglands, which...
the ECM. A well-studied example of morphogenesis that involves ECM is mammarygland ductal branching. Tissues can change their shape and separate into distinct...
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period where the mammaryglands remain in a non-lactating state. Preceding parturition, parenchymal tissue within the mammarygland will redevelop, allowing...
fascia system. The fold is formed by the fusion of the superficial and mammary fasciae. G. Querci della Rovere (2004). Oncoplastic and Reconstructive...
hormones. In contrast, exocrine glands, such as salivary glands, mammaryglands, and submucosal glands within the gastrointestinal tract, tend to be much less...
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