milk duct
Breast's drainage pathway
A milk duct is a tube in the breast that carries milk from the glands where it's produced to the nipple.
Mammals have networks of these ducts.
In humans, blocked or infected milk ducts are a common concern during breastfeeding: She developed a clogged milk duct that made nursing painful.
Failure to satisfy expectations
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
- lactogenesisOnset of milk secretion
secretion · engorgement · lactose · casein · whey · immunoglobulins · foremilk · hindmilk
Milk-secreting tissue structure
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- lobulesSmall subdivisions of lobes
- epitheliumTissue covering body surfaces
- areolaPigmented ring around nipple
nipple · secretory · mammary · sinus · cistern · lumen · branching · ampulla
Medical caretaking profession
- latchingSecuring with a catch
- sucklingUnweaned infant mammal
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- infantVery young child
baby · feeding · nursing bra · positioning · supply · demand feeding · weaning · supplementing
Mammary gland infection
- papillomaBenign epithelial outgrowth
- adenomaBenign epithelial tumor
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
abscess · biopsy · ultrasound · mammogram · discharge · pain · tenderness · swelling
Female reproductive hormone
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- pubertySexual development stage
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- postpartumAfter childbirth period
involution · hormonal · branching · proliferation · regression · maturation · remodeling · growth
letdown
Failure to satisfy expectations
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- oxytocinBonding neurotransmitter from hypothalamus
lactogenesis · secretion · engorgement · lactose · casein · whey · immunoglobulins · foremilk · hindmilk · expressing
mammary gland
Milk-secreting tissue structure
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- lobulesSmall subdivisions of lobes
- epitheliumTissue covering body surfaces
areola · nipple · secretory · mammary · sinus · cistern · lumen · branching · ampulla · orifice
nursing
Medical caretaking profession
- latchingSecuring with a catch
- sucklingUnweaned infant mammal
- attachmentConnection or fondness
infant · baby · feeding · nursing bra · positioning · supply · demand feeding · weaning · supplementing · bottle
mastitis
Mammary gland infection
- papillomaBenign epithelial outgrowth
- adenomaBenign epithelial tumor
- inflammationProtective tissue response
infection · abscess · biopsy · ultrasound · mammogram · discharge · pain · tenderness · swelling · dilation
estrogen
Female reproductive hormone
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- pubertySexual development stage
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
postpartum · involution · hormonal · branching · proliferation · regression · maturation · remodeling · growth · differentiation
- body passagesmouth, nose, ear, nostril, anus
- breastsbreast, nipple, nipples, areola, mammary gland
- ductsvas deferens, oviduct, ductwork
- infant feedingbaby bottle, baby formula, bottle feeding, formula feeding, infant formula
- childbirth anatomyuterus, womb, placenta, umbilical cord, cervix
- female anatomyvagina, vulva, uterus, ovary, ovaries