2024年8月1日 · A healthy female breast is made up of 12–20 sections called lobes. Each of these lobes is made up of many smaller lobules, the gland that produces milk in nursing women. Both the lobes and lobules are connected by milk ducts, …

Each breast has 15 to 20 sections, called lobes. They are arranged like the petals of a daisy. Each lobe has many smaller structures called lobules. These end in dozens of tiny bulbs that can produce milk. The lobes, lobules, and bulbs are all linked by thin tubes called ducts.

Anatomy of the female breast. The nipple and areola are shown on the outside of the breast. The lymph nodes, lobes, lobules, ducts, and other parts of the inside of the breast are also shown. A small part of a lobe in the breast. A breast lobule is a gland that makes milk.

Breast tissue is a complex network of lobules (small round sacs that produce milk) and milk ducts (canals that carry milk from the lobules to the nipple openings during breastfeeding) in a pattern that looks like bunches of grapes. These “bunches” are called lobes.

2025年1月21日 · Lobes and Lobules: The breast is divided into 15 to 20 lobes, each containing smaller structures called lobules. The lobules are clusters of alveoli , the milk-producing units of the breast. Each lobe is separated by connective tissue and fat.

Each female breast contains 15-20 sections called lobes. Each lobe is made up of many smaller sacs called lobules (milk glands). It is these lobules that produce milk in breastfeeding women. The lobes and lobules are connected to the nipple by …

The epithelial component of the tissue consists of lobules, where milk is made, which connect to ducts that lead out to the nipple. Most cancers of the breast arise from the cells which form the lobules and terminal ducts.