Breast
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The breasts are two prominences located on the upper ventral region of the torso in humans and other primates. Both sexes develop breasts from the same embryological tissues. The relative size and dev
Morphology of female human breasts, with the areola, nipple, intermammary cleft and inframammary fold
Male human breasts with defined pectoral muscles
Mountain gorilla breastfeeding an infant
Breast development in puberty is measured with the five-stage Tanner scale
Areola
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The human areola is the specialized area of skin on the breast around the nipple that is contrastedly pigmented. More generally, an areola is a small circular area on the body with a different histolo
Breast
…breastfeeding, and menopause. The breast is an apocrine gland that produces the milk used to feed an infant. The nipple of the breast is surrounded by the areola (nipple-areola complex). The areola has many sebaceous glands, and the skin color varies from pink to dark brown. The basic units of the breast are the…
A male breast
A woman’s areola being measured.