Breast

Front 1

Acinus (acini)

Back 1

Glandular milk producing component of the breast lobule

Front 2

Areola

Back 2

The pigmented and skin surrounding the breast nipple

Front 3

Axilla

Back 3

Armpit

Front 4

Breast

Back 4

Differentiated apocrine sweat glands with a functional purpose of screening milk during lactation

Front 5

Cooper's ligaments

Back 5

Connective tissue septa that connects perpendicularly to the breast lobules and extend out to the skin

Front 6

Mammary Layer

Back 6

Middle lair of the breast tissue that connects the ductal, glandular, and stromal portions of the breast

Front 7

Retromammary layer

Back 7

Deepest of the 3 layers of the breast noted on breast ultrasound

Front 8

Subcutaneously layer

Back 8

Most superficial of the 3 layers of the breast identified on ultrasound

Front 9

Tail of Spence

Back 9

Normal extension of breast tissue into the axillary region

Front 10

Terminal ductal lobular Unit (TDLU)

Back 10

Smallest functional portion of the breast involving the terminal duct and its associated lobule containing at least 1 acinus

Front 11

Antiradial

Back 11

Plain of imaging on ultrasound of the breast that is perpendicular to the radial plane of imaging

Front 12

Asymptomatic

Back 12

Without symptoms

Front 13

Breast imaging reporting and data system

Back 13

Trade mark system created by the American college of radiology to standardize mammographic reporting terminology, characterize breast abnormalities according to the level of suspicion for malignancy, and facilitate outcome monitoring

Front 14

Breast self examination

Back 14

Part of breast cancer screening best done at the end of menses each month

Front 15

Clinical breast examination

Back 15

Part of breast cancer screening done by a health care provider

Front 16

Diagnostic breast imaging

Back 16

Type of breast imaging examination that is more invasive than routine screening mammography

Front 17

Fremitus

Back 17

Refers to vibrations produced by phonation and felt through the chest wall during palpitation

Front 18

Juxtathoracic

Back 18

Near the chest wall

Front 19

Hyperechoic

Back 19

Echotexure that is more echogenic than the surrounding tissue

Front 20

Sentinel node

Back 20

Represents the 1st lymph node along the axillary node chain

Front 21

Spiculation

Back 21

Finger like extensions of a malignant tumor