Breast Anatomy And Physiology Quiz! Trivia
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Do you know about breast anatomy, and suppose you can conquer this quiz? The breast is one of two objects situated on the upper ventral region of the torso of primates. In females, it functions as a mammary gland, which generates and secretes milk to feed infants. Both females and males cultivate breasts from the same embryological tissues. If you need to learn about the human breast's anatomy, this quiz can be your guide.
- 1.An early embryonic breast formation known as the _____ extends from the armpit to the groin.
- A.
Mid-axillary line
- B.
Base of the breast
- C.
Mammary line / milk ridge
- D.
Lactiferous sinus
- 2.The _____, composed of layers of adipose and connective tissues, separates the breast from the pectoral muscle.
- A.
Cooper's ligaments
- B.
Retromammary fat space
- C.
Lactiferous ducts
- D.
Acinus
- 3.The skin of the breast is the thickest at the _____.
- A.
Inferior aspect
- B.
Nipple and areola
- C.
Superior aspect
- D.
Base
- 4.The _____ begins at the extralobular terminal duct and extends to the terminal ductules.
- A.
TDLU (terminal duct lobular unit)
- B.
Lobule
- C.
Acini
- D.
Lactiferous sinus
- 5._____ duct openings are found on the surface of the nipple.
- A.
5 to 10
- B.
15 to 20
- C.
20 to 25
- D.
25 to 35
- 6.The _____ serve as the primary reservoir for lymphatic drainage from the breast.
- A.
Subclavian nodes
- B.
Axillary vein nodes
- C.
External mammary nodes
- D.
Scapular nodes
- 7.Fibrous and glandular tissues produce lower optical density on the mammogram and appear radiopaque or _____.
- A.
Gray
- B.
White
- C.
Black
- D.
Dark
- 8.The term, _____, refers to an extra nipple that formed along the mammary line.
- A.
Paget's disease
- B.
Papilloma
- C.
Accessory nipples
- D.
Paresthesia
- 9.A lack of breast development is called _____.
- A.
Mastitis
- B.
Amastia
- C.
Mastodynia
- D.
Paramastitis
- 10.Early menarche (menstruation) places a woman at an increased risk for the development of _____.
- A.
Breast cancer
- B.
Endometrial cancer
- C.
Tubal pregnancies
- D.
Early menopause
- 11.Breast tissue age is measured in years beginning at _____ and ending at _____.
- A.
Menarche - lactation
- B.
Perimenopause - menopause
- C.
Menarche - menopause
- D.
Lactation - menopause
- 12._____, a hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, is essential for lactation when other essential hormones are present as well.
- A.
Estrogen
- B.
Prolactin
- C.
Progesterone
- D.
Testosterone
- 13.During menopause, usually between the age of forty-five and fifty-five, there is a progressive decrease, known as _____, in the amount of glandular breast tissue.
- A.
Nulliparous
- B.
Fibrocystic disease
- C.
Atrophy
- D.
Adenosis
- 14._____ described the technique for improved imaging of the augmented breast.
- A.
Eklund
- B.
Roentgen
- C.
Bassett
- D.
Tabar
- 15._____ is a common incision site for the surgical placement of breast implants.
- A.
Inframammary
- B.
Posterior to the latissimus dorsi
- C.
Sternoclavicular notch
- D.
Supraclavicular
- 16._____ placement of an implant refers to the area behind the glandular tissue in the breast.
- A.
Submuscular
- B.
Extramammary
- C.
Retroglandular
- D.
Retromuscular
- 17.The technologist will have difficulty _____ on implant patients with capsule contracture.
- A.
Eliminating skin folds
- B.
Projecting the nipple in profile
- C.
Imaging the axilla region
- D.
Manipulating the implant behind the compression paddle
- 18.An important MRI finding of intracapsular contracture of an implant is _____.
- A.
The linguine sign
- B.
Abnormal nipple enhancement
- C.
Lack of enhancement
- D.
Rimlike enhancement around the implant
- 19._____ is a procedure most often performed to reduce the size of large breasts.
- A.
Augmentation mammoplasty
- B.
Reduction mammoplasty
- C.
Mammopexy
- D.
Mammotome
- 20.The removal of large amounts of breast tissue results in marked _____ on the mammogram.
- A.
Architectural distortion
- B.
Degree of skin thickening
- C.
Increase in the amount of glandular tissue
- D.
Nipple inversion
- 21.A halo sign is typically present with a benign growing circumscribed tumor. A halo sign is a _____.
- A.
Localized area of infection
- B.
Change in the architecture of the breast
- C.
Narrow radiolucent ring around the periphery of a lesion
- D.
Pigmented ring of tissue that surrounds the nipple
- 22.A stellate lesion is characterized by _____.
- A.
Well-defined borders
- B.
A radiating structure with ill-defined borders consisting of spicules
- C.
A surrounding capsule which appears as a thin, curved radiopaque line
- D.
Irregularly-shaped microcalcifications within it
- 23.Choose the one TRUE statement regarding calcifications:
- A.
The presence of calcifications is always an indication of breast cancer.
- B.
Most calcifications are of the benign type
- C.
The radiologist will place greater importance on larger calcifications
- D.
Roll views are essential when calcifications are present
- 24."Peau D'Orange" is characterized by _____.
- A.
A lobulated, leaf-like cauliflower appearance on frozen section
- B.
Skin thickening and pitting resembling the skin of an orange
- C.
Multiple areas of highly atypical cells, often in both breasts
- D.
Visible pores or tiny lumps on the areola
- 25.There are three patterns available for the BSE. The _____ pattern is NOT a legitimate method.
- A.
Zigzag
- B.
Linear
- C.
Spiral or circular
- D.
Wedge
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