!Female Breast - Overview
!!Anatomy
The female breasts (mammae) are secondary sexual attributes. They are equipped to __nourish the baby with milk__ after birth: the milk is produced in ((Reproductive - Mammary Glands|lobular glands)), collected in ((Reproductive - Milk Ducts and Mamilla|excretory ducts)), and passed on to the nipples (mamillae) where it can be sucked by the child. The embryological anlage for breast glands is found in __both females and males__!

Apart from these functional structures that take shape during puberty and expand during pregnancy, the breast consists of ((Integumentary - Skin - Adipose Tissue|adipose tissue)) (connective tissue) traversed by ((Circulatory - Lymph-Vessels|lymph)) and ((Circulatory - Arteries|blood vessels)).

The breasts and especially the nipples are __erogenous zones__ whose skin is very ((Nervous - Sensory Innervation|sensitive)) and stimulate release of sexual hormones.

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!!Brain
__Cerebellum__ (+/-) for ((Reproductive - Mammary Glands|glandular tissue)) and ((Integumentary - Skin - Dermis (Leather Skin)|dermis)) of the breasts
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 __Cerebral Medulla__ (-/+) for ((Circulatory - Arteries|blood-)) and ((Circulatory - Lymph-Vessels|lymph vessels)) and ((Integumentary - Skin - Adipose Tissue|adipose tissue))
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__Cerebral Cortex__ (-/+) for ((Reproductive - Milk Ducts and Mamilla|milk duct intima)) and ((Integumentary - Skin - Epidermis|epidermis)) of the breasts
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