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In a functional breast, milk is temporarily stored in:
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Options:
  • A Mammary duct
  • B Mammary alveoli
  • C Mammary ampulla
  • D Lactiferous duct
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The correct answer is: Mammary alveoli
Mammary glands

- 15 -20 mammary lobes are found in glandular tissue of each breast.

- Each mammary lobe is divided into numerous alveoli. Alveoli is a group of cells having a lumen within.

- Alveolar cells secrete milk in the lumen of alveoli where it is temporarily stored.

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