NURS 8020 Breast and Axilla | Questions & Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated
2024/2025 Comprehensive Questions A+ Graded Answers | With Expert Solutions
When does breast development begin - 5th week of gestation
Reason why infants may have palpable breast tissue at birth - Maternal Estrogen
Shape of nipple shortly after birth - Depressed
Reason for nipple discharge in newborns - Increasing prolactin levels in lactation
Hormone that drives development of female breast change and development - Estrogen
Age of breast development in adolescence - 8-13 y/o
Stage 1 of breast development - - No breast development
- Only nipple is raised
Stage 2 of breast development - - Breast bud stage
- Elevation of breast as small mound
- Enlargement of the areola diameter
Stage 3 of breast development - - Enlargement of breast and areola
- NO separation in contour of the breast and the nipple/areola
Stage 4 of breast development - - Nipple and areola project to for a second mound
above the level of the breast.
Stage 5 of breast development - - Mature stage
- Projection of the nipple only
- Areola now shares the general contour of the breast and is no longer a second mound
as in stage 4.
Difference between the male breast and the female breast - Male breast lacks lobules
Landmarks where breasts are located - Between 2 and 6 ribs
What structure supports the nipple? - Areola
What area of the breast projects into axilla? - Tail of Spence
4 Quadrants of the breast - - Upper Inner
- Upper Outer
- Lower inner
- Lower outer
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