mammary gland
Lactation organ site
A mammary gland is the milk-producing organ in female mammals, developed to nourish offspring.
In humans, the mammary glands are contained within the breasts and become functional after childbirth.
The term appears in biological and medical contexts: The mammary glands begin producing milk in response to hormonal changes.
Small subdivisions of lobes
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- ductsEnclosed passage tubes
- areolaPigmented ring around nipple
- nippleMammary projection
adipose · epithelial · connective tissue · secretory · stroma · parenchyma
Mammary secretion for infants
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
milk supply · pumping · latch · suckle · breast pump · weaning · mastitis · nipple shield
Female reproductive hormone
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
puberty · menstrual cycle · pregnancy · postpartum · hormonal · receptor · pituitary · involution
Mammalian mammary organ
- teatMammary outlet
- marsupialPouch-bearing mammal
- monotremeEgg-laying mammal
- cetaceanAquatic mammal order
bovine · canine · feline · primate · evolutionary
At earliest developmental stage
- pubertySexual development stage
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- involutionInward-turning process
- atrophyWasting from disuse
hyperplasia · gynecomastia · supernumerary · regression · maturation
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- adenomaBenign epithelial tumor
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- mammogramBreast tissue X-ray
lumpectomy · mastitis · breast cancer · benign · malignant · calcification · cyst · ultrasound
lobules
Small subdivisions of lobes
nipple · adipose · epithelial · connective tissue · secretory · stroma · parenchyma
breast milk
Mammary secretion for infants
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
engorgement · milk supply · pumping · latch · suckle · breast pump · weaning · mastitis · nipple shield · foremilk
estrogen
Female reproductive hormone
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
endocrine · puberty · menstrual cycle · pregnancy · postpartum · hormonal · receptor · pituitary · involution
udder
Mammalian mammary organ
cetacean · bovine · canine · feline · primate · evolutionary
embryonic
At earliest developmental stage
- pubertySexual development stage
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- involutionInward-turning process
atrophy · hyperplasia · gynecomastia · supernumerary · regression · maturation
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
mammogram · lumpectomy · mastitis · breast cancer · benign · malignant · calcification · cyst · ultrasound · screening
- animal partsappendage, forelimb, hind leg, hind legs, hindlegs
- breastsbreast, nipple, nipples, areola, bust
- female anatomyvagina, vulva, uterus, ovary, ovaries
- thoraxthorax, chest, ribcage, chest cavity, chest wall
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- Urogenital Anatomybladder, kidney, kidneys, urethra, ureter
mammary glandsweat gland
Organ secreting perspiration
prostate gland · testis · sebaceous gland · endocrine gland · poison gland
mammal, gland, mamma, glands, glandular, mammary, mastoid, mastectomy, mammography