Megadodo
10-19-2007, 01:18 PM
Cross Section of a Lactating Breast
The milk is produced in milk producing cells. A portion of the milk continuously comes down the ducts and collects in the sinuses. When the cells are stimulated, they expel additional milk into the duct system (milk ejection reflex).
<img src="http://www.ubertools.com/albums/album29/anatomy1.jpg" alt=" - " />
Cross Section of a Baby Nursing
The entire areola and nipple form a "teat" inside the baby's mouth, reaching all the way back toward her throat. Note how baby's tongue completely covers her lower gum (or teeth), with the nipple far back in the mouth where it cannot be damaged.
<img src="http://www.ubertools.com/albums/album29/anatomy2.jpg" alt=" - " />
The milk is produced in milk producing cells. A portion of the milk continuously comes down the ducts and collects in the sinuses. When the cells are stimulated, they expel additional milk into the duct system (milk ejection reflex).
<img src="http://www.ubertools.com/albums/album29/anatomy1.jpg" alt=" - " />
Cross Section of a Baby Nursing
The entire areola and nipple form a "teat" inside the baby's mouth, reaching all the way back toward her throat. Note how baby's tongue completely covers her lower gum (or teeth), with the nipple far back in the mouth where it cannot be damaged.
<img src="http://www.ubertools.com/albums/album29/anatomy2.jpg" alt=" - " />