NSG 2317 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Physical Examination, Biopsy, Mastectomy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NSG 2317
• Professor: Patrick O' Byrne

Document Summary

Location of breasts on chest wall; in front of the muscle. Glandular tissue: lobes, lobules and alveoli, lactiferous ducts and sinuses. Ligaments) hold the breast up: adipose tissue. Four quadrants of the breast: upper inner, upper outer, lower inner and lower outer, also treated as a clock face at times. Axillary nodes: central, pectoral (anterior, subscapular (posterior, lateral. Adolescents: puberty, tanner staging, thelarche (start of breast development) and menarche (start of menstruation, normal menstrual cycle length approx. 19-45 days: early cycles for adolescents are non-voluntary and irregular, but (cid:374)ot (cid:858)a(cid:374)ythi(cid:374)g goes(cid:859, overall trend toward shorter and more regular cycles through adolescents, normal menstrual cycle length, adolescents approx. Pregnant women: breast changes are early sign of pregnancy, colostrum after 4th month, precursor of milk. Older women: menopause (1st year with no menses) and atrophy of tissue. Chapter 18 breast and regional lymphatic system: normal menstrual cycle length for adult women approx. Phv occurs about 1 years after breast budding.