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What are he breasts made of?

Skin, Adipose tissue (fat), connective tissue, capillaries and arteries, mammary glands and their ducts


Are breasts muscles?

It contains some fat, but is mainly constructed of the mammary glands and connective tissue.


What kind of tissue is the Mammary Glands?

Mammary gland consist of glandular tissue and fatty tissue in them. Mammary glands are characteristic of mammals.


What kind of tissue on breasts?

Mostly fatty tissue. Mammary glands are modified sweat glands.


What tissues make up the breasts?

The breasts are complex organs, the function of which are to stimulate the sexual drive in the sexual partner, and later to nourish the newborn child. They, as mentioned, are quite complex in their anatomy, and are comprised of overlying skin, the areola and nipple, which is specialized erectile tissue. Underneath the skin, the breast is divided into lobules by fibrous bands of tissue. Within each lobule is mostly fatty tissue, however this is also the location of the mammary glands, which if you're not nursing are less than an inch in diameter, which are connected to the nipple by mammary ducts. Is is the mammary glands that swell during and after pregnancy and excrete milk.


What is a cow udder made of?

It consists of skin, connective tissue, a thin layer of muscle and the mammary gland which is the main part and produces the milk.


The tissue that forms endocrine and exocrine glands?

Of the four types of tissues- muscular, epithelial, nervous and connective- endocrine and exocrine glands are formed from epithelial tissue.


Which is not a function of connective tissue?

One function of connective tissue is not storing energy.


Are sweat glands formed by connective tissue?

No, sweat glands are formed by epithelial tissue. Sweat glands are tubular structures located in the dermis layer of the skin and are responsible for producing sweat. Connective tissue provides structural support and framework for the skin, but it does not form sweat glands.


Where is glandular tissue found?

Glandular tissue is found in various organs in the body, such as the liver, pancreas, thyroid gland, and adrenal gland. It is also present in structures like sweat glands, salivary glands, and mammary glands. The function of glandular tissue is to secrete substances like hormones, enzymes, and sweat.


What is the tissue of the gland?

Mammary gland consist of glandular tissue and fatty tissue in them. Mammary glands are characteristic of mammals.


What tissue type functions in the formation of membranes and glands?

dense fibrous connective tissue