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  2. Lactiferous duct - Wikipedia

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    Lactiferous ducts are ducts that converge and form a branched system connecting the nipple to the lobules of the mammary gland. When lactogenesis occurs, under the influence of hormones, the milk is moved to the nipple by the action of smooth muscle contractions along the ductal system to the tip of the nipple.

  3. Mammary alveolus - Wikipedia

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    A mammary alveolus (pl.: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is a small cavity or sac found in the mammary gland. [1] [2] Mammary alveoli are the site of milk production and storage in the mammary gland.

  4. Duct (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The intercalated duct, also called intercalary duct (ducts of Boll), is the portion of an exocrine gland leading directly from the acinus to a striated duct. The intercalated duct forms part of the intralobular duct. This duct has the thinnest epithelium of any part of the duct system, and the epithelium is usually classified as "low" simple ...

  5. Mammary gland - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. Nipple - Wikipedia

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    The nipple is a raised region of tissue on the surface of the breast from which, in lactating females, milk from the mammary gland leaves the body through the lactiferous ducts to nurse an infant. [1] [2] The milk can flow through the nipple passively, or it can be ejected by smooth muscle contractions that occur along with the ductal system.

  7. Bartholin's gland - Wikipedia

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    The duct length is 1.5–2 cm and is lined with squamous epithelium. These are located just beneath the fascia and their ducts drain into the vestibular mucosa. These mucoid alkaline secreting glands are arranged as lobules consisting of alveoli lined by cuboidal or columnar epithelium.

  8. Areolar gland - Wikipedia

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    Areolar glands make oily secretions (lipoid fluid) that keep the areola and the nipple lubricated and protected. [citation needed]Volatile compounds in these secretions may also serve as an olfactory stimulus for newborn appetite.

  9. Subareolar abscess - Wikipedia

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    Micrograph of squamous metaplasia of lactiferous ducts. H&E stain. Squamous metaplasia of lactiferous ducts - abbreviated SMOLD is a change where the normal double layer cuboid epithelium of the lactiferous ducts is replaced by squamous keratinizing cell layers. The resulting epithelium is very similar to normal skin, hence some authors speak ...