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| Dissection of a lactating breast. 1 - Fat 2 - Lactiferous duct/lobule 3 - Lobule 4 - Connective tissue 5 - Sinus of lactiferous duct 6 - Lactiferous duct |
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| Latin | ductus lactiferi |
| Gray's | subject #271 1268 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | d_29/12314912 |
Lactiferous ducts are lobes of the mammary gland at the tip of the nipple. Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water In Anatomy, a lobe is a clear anatomical division or extension that can be determined without the use of a Microscope (at the Gross anatomy level Connective tissue is one of the four types of tissue in traditional classifications (the others being epithelial, Muscle, and Nervous tissue) Sinus is Latin for "bay" "pocket" "curve" or "bosom" Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Gray's Anatomy the Respiratory apparatus ( Apparatus Respiratorius Respiratory system Respiratory apparatus Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group Mammary glands are the organs that in Mammals produce Milk for the sustenance of the young In its most general form a nipple is a Structure from which a fluid emanates They are also referred to as galactophores, galactophorous ducts, mammary ducts, mamillary ducts and milk ducts. They are structures which carry milk toward the nipple in a lactating female. Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the Mammary glands of female Mammals (including Monotremes. Lactation describes the secretion of Milk from the Mammary glands the process of providing that milk to the young and the period of time that a Mother
See also
Additional images
 Breast anatomy normal scheme |
External links
- Lactiferous+duct at eMedicine Dictionary
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