Breast

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/breast

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name of mammary gland?Glandula mammaria
2. What is the primary hormonal regulators?Prolactin, Oxytocin, Estrogen, Progesterone
3. What are breasts and what do they do?Breasts are parts of the body that make milk to feed babies. They are made of glandular tissue that creates milk and fat tissue that gives them shape. Milk helps babies grow and stay healthy.
4. How do breasts make milk?Milk is made by cells called lobules and alveoli inside the breasts. Hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and prolactin tell these cells to grow and produce milk. When a baby suckles, the hormone oxytocin helps the milk come out.

Synapomorphy: A shared derived characteristic that distinguishes a clade and its ancestors.
Alveoli: Microscopic sacs within the mammary glands where milk is synthesized.
Parturition: The process of giving birth to a baby.