Areolar glands, also known as glandulae areolares, Montgomery glands, and tubercula areolae, are 10-15 elevations found on the areola. They are usually...

female nipples, areolar glands are specialized sebaceous glands for lubricating the nipples. Fordyce spots are benign, visible, sebaceous glands found usually...

lactation. The other small openings in the areola are sebaceous glands, also known as areolar glands. The areolae can range from pink to red to brown to dark...

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...

Loose connective tissue, also known as areolar tissue, is a cellular connective tissue with thin and relatively sparse collagen fibers. They have a semi-fluid...

Benoist (2009). Hausberger, Martine (ed.). "The Secretion of Areolar (Montgomery's) Glands from Lactating Women Elicits Selective, Unconditional Responses...

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. The milk...

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...

development of mammary glands. The mammary ridge is primordial for the mammary glands on the chest in humans, and is associated with mammary gland and breast development...

Anatomy of the breast Structure Areola Areolar gland (gland of Montgomery) Cooper's ligaments Tail of Spence Mammary gland Lactiferous duct Terminal end bud...

Deltoid muscle Pectoralis major Anterior auxiliary fold Areola Nipple Areolar glands Serratus anterior Inframammary fold Manubrium Sternum Intermammary cleft...

The esophageal glands are glands that are part of the digestive system of various animals, including humans. In humans the glands are known as the esophageal...

cavity or sac found in the mammary gland. Mammary alveoli are the site of milk production and storage in the mammary gland. Mammary alveoli cluster into groups...

Anatomy of the breast Structure Areola Areolar gland (gland of Montgomery) Cooper's ligaments Tail of Spence Mammary gland Lactiferous duct Terminal end bud...

had children, postpartum hormonal changes will cause the depleted milk glands to atrophy. Women who experience multiple pregnancies repeatedly stretch...

Retromammary space is a loose areolar tissue that separates the breast from the pectoralis major muscle. The retromammary space is often the site of breast...

"Contributions to the Surgical Anatomy of the Breast and Axillary Lymphatic Glands, Illustrated by Lime-Light and Microscopical Demonstrations". Transactions...

Anatomy of the breast Structure Areola Areolar gland (gland of Montgomery) Cooper's ligaments Tail of Spence Mammary gland Lactiferous duct Terminal end bud...

Miller, Voni; Riordan, Jan (2004). "Treating Postpartum Breast Edema With Areolar Compression". Journal of Human Lactation. 20 (2): 223–226. doi:10.1177/0890334404264326...

physiology, a duct is a circumscribed channel leading from an exocrine gland or organ. Examples include: As ducts travel from the acinus which generates...

to grow and adipose (fat) tissue to accumulate, as well as the nipple-areolar complex to increase in size. Progesterone, in conjunction with GH/IGF-1...

identified in the endometrial glands and areolar trophoblasts, suggesting that RBP is crucial in transport of retinol from the gland to the trophectoderm of...

found at the base of the skull, which holds the hypophysis. Areolar glands, sebaceous glands surrounding the nipple Named after Wilhelm His Sr. who first...

known as the reticular region. The papillary region is composed of loose areolar connective tissue. This is named for its fingerlike projections called...

cancer. It involves the removal of all breast tissue, except the nipple-areolar complex (NAC), and the creation of new circulatory connections from the...

elongating lactiferous ducts which are involved in development of the mammary glands. TEBs are responsible for the formation of the mammary ductal tree during...

(February 2017). "Nipple-areolar complex reconstruction and patient satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Gland Surgery. 6 (1): 4–13. doi:10...

the epidermis. It is composed of dense irregular connective tissue and areolar connective tissue such as a collagen with elastin arranged in a diffusely...

the frontalis muscle anteriorly to the occipitalis posteriorly. L: Loose areolar connective tissue. This layer has a gel-like consistency, and allows the...

erosion through the mylohyoid). Its contents are submental lymph nodes, areolar connective tissue and the anterior jugular veins. This space may be created...