Anatomy of the Breasts

Every breast has 15 to twenty sections, known as lobes. They’re organized just like the petals of a daisy.

Every lobe has many smaller buildings known as lobules. These finish in dozens of tiny bulbs that may make milk.

The lobes, lobules, and bulbs are all linked by skinny tubes known as ducts.

These ducts result in the nipple within the middle of a darkish space of pores and skin known as the areola.

Fats fills the areas between lobules and ducts.

There aren’t any muscle tissue within the breast, however muscle tissue lie beneath every breast and canopy the ribs.

Every breast additionally accommodates blood vessels and vessels that carry lymph. The lymph vessels result in small bean-shaped organs known as lymph nodes. These lymph nodes are present in clusters beneath the arm, above the collarbone, and within the chest. They’re additionally in lots of different components of the physique.