Select the correct statement about mammary glands. Group of answer choices Mammary glands are modified sebaceous glands. They have functional, milk-producing, simple alveolar glands. The breasts of most nonpregnant females are composed of fat and connective tissue. The pigmented area around the nipple is called the perineum.

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17 March, 04:32

Select the correct statement about mammary glands. Group of answer choices Mammary glands are modified sebaceous glands. They have functional, milk-producing, simple alveolar glands. The breasts of most nonpregnant females are composed of fat and connective tissue. The pigmented area around the nipple is called the perineum.

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Evelyn Stevens · Answer 1

C) The breasts of most nonpregnant females are composed of fat and connective tissue.

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Each breast has a mammary gland which in turn is a modified sudoriferous (sweat) gland. The function of the mammary gland is to produce milk. A mammary gland consists of 15 to 20 lobes or compartments. These mammary lobes are separated by a variable amount of adipose tissue. Each mammary lobe is composed of several smaller compartments called lobules. Lobules, in turn, are composed of a group of milk-secreting alveoli. However, the mammary gland is not fully developed in the breasts of non-pregnant women and they have their breasts mostly composed of adipose and connective tissues.