MTMI Breast Anatomy & Physiology questions with correct answers, Exams of Nursing

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Where is the superior border of the breast? a. Sternum b. Clavicle c. Inframammory Crease d. Mid-axillary Line Answer✓✓ b. Clavicle Where would 7:00 o'clock in the right breast lie? a. Upper Inner b. Lower Inner c. Lower Outer d. Upper Outer Answer✓✓ c. Lower Outer Where are the largest number of breast cancers found in the breast? a. Upper Outer Quadrant b. Upper Inner Quadrant c. Lower Outer Quadrant d. Lower Inner Quadrant Answer✓✓ a. Upper Outer Quadrant How many openings to milk ducts are there in a nipple?

a. 15- b. 10- c. 1- d. 5-15 Answer✓✓ a. 15- What glands secrete a lubricating and bacteriostatic solution during pregnancy and lactation? a. Selacious Glands b. Montgomery glands c. Napoli's Glands d. Mormammary Glands Answer✓✓ b. Montgomery Glands Typically the breast is located on the Thorax between the levels of: a. 1st & 2nd and 4th & 5th ribs b. 1st & 6th thoracic Vertebrae c. 2nd & 3rd and 6th & 7th ribs d. 2nd and 6th thoracic vertebrae Answer✓✓ c. 2nd & 3rd and 6th & 7th ribs The anatomic structures that supports the Brest are: a. Submammory Ligaments b. Cruciate Ligaments c. Axillary Ligaments

a. Ampulla sinus b. TDLU c. Lactiferous Sinus d. Segmental duct Answer✓✓ c. Lactiferous Sinus An average woman's breast will typically have how many lobes? a. 5- b. 15- c. 5- d. 20-30 Answer✓✓ b. 15- The portion of the breast that holds the milk producing element is: a. Lactiferous Sinus b. Ampulla c. Segmental duct d. Lobule Answer✓✓ d. Lobule The muscle lying immediately posterior to the breast is the: a. Lattisimus Dorsi Muscle b. Pectoralis Minor Muscle c. Pectoralis Major Muscle

d. Serratus Anterior muscle Answer✓✓ c. Pectoralis Major Muscle What percentage of the lymphatic drainage system travels through the axillary lymph nodes? a. 25% b. 50% c. 75% d. 90% Answer✓✓ c. 75% In what cell layer does breast cancer begin? a. Epithelial Cell Layer b. Myoepithelial Cell later c. Basal Epithelial Cell Layer d. Terminal Epithelial Cell Layer Answer✓✓ a. Epithelial Cell Layer What vein is also known as the mammary vein and helps drain the breast? a. Internal thoracic vein b. External thoracic Vein c. Lateral thoracic vein d. Intercostal vein Answer✓✓ a. Internal thoracic vein What is considered the ending of the duct and is where most breast cancers begin?

c. Thoracic d. Inframammary Answer✓✓ c. Thoracic What is the name of the duct that transports the milk from the lobes to the nipple? a. Intra lobular terminal duct b. Extra lobular Terminal duct c. Segmental duct d. Lactiferous duct Answer✓✓ d. Lactiferous duct If you are diagnosed with a BIRAD C breast composition, your breast composition is? a. Dense b. Fatty c. Scattered areas of fibro-glandular d. Heterogeneously Dense Answer✓✓ d. Heterogeneously Dense Hormone replacement therapy will do what to the breast? a. Decrease glandular tissue b. Increase glandular tissue c. Decrease the woman's chance of breast cancer d. Had no effect on glandular or fatty tissue Answer✓✓ b. Increase glandular tissue

What is the space that lies between the glandular tissue and the pectoral muscle? a. Axillary tail b. Pectoralis minor muscle c. Subcutaneous adipose tissue d. Retromammary Fat Space Answer✓✓ d. Retromammary Fat Space Where is the lateral border of the breast? a. Mid-Axillary line b. Latissimus dorsi muscle c. Tail of Spence d. Inframammary Fold Answer✓✓ a. Mid-Axillary Line The base of the breast is the Inframammary Fold: a. True b. False Answer✓✓ B. False If you are diagnosed with a BIRAD D breast composition, your breast composition is? a. Fatty b. Scattered areas of fibro-glandular c. Heterogeneously Dense