What is lactiferous duct?

A sectional view of mammory gland shows (i) nipple + areola (ii) mammary lobe, alveolus and duct (iii) antibodies + pectoralis major muscles + ribs (iv) ampulla + lactiferous duct

A sectional view of mammory gland shows (i) nipple + areola (ii) mammary lobe, alveolus and duct (iii) antibodies + pectoralis major muscles + ribs (iv) ampulla + lactiferous duct

A sectional view of mammory gland shows (i) nipple + areola (ii) mammary lobe, alveolus and duct (iii) antibodies + pectoralis major muscles + ribs (iv) ampulla + lactiferous duct

Milk secreted from the cells of alveoli of mammary lobes reaches nipple through lactiferous duct (L), mammary duct (M), mammary tubule (T) and mammary ampulla (A) in the following order

Milk secreted from the cells of alveoli of mammary lobes reaches nipple through lactiferous duct (L), mammary duct (M), mammary tubule (T) and mammary ampulla (A) in the following order

Milk secreted from the cells of alveoli of mammary lobes reaches nipple through lactiferous duct (L), mammary duct (M), mammary tubule (T) and mammary ampulla (A) in the following order

Assertion: In breast, several mammary ducts join to form a wider mammary ampulla. Reason: Mammary ampulla in connected to lactiferous duct through which milk is sucked out.