Nipple

Nipple is, generally, the name given to the mammalian nipple,In its most general form a nipple is an appurtenance from which a essence form of fluid emanates in this instance breast milk, to nuture a mothers young.

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In the anatomy of mammals, a nipple or mammary papilla is a small projection of skin containing the outlets for 15-20 lactiferous ducts arranged cylindrically around the tip. The physiological purpose of nipples is to deliver milk produced in the female mammary glands during lactation to the infant. In the male, nipples are often not considered functional with regard to breastfeeding, although male lactation is possible. Mammalian infants have a rooting instinct for seeking the nipple, and a sucking instinct for extracting milk.

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Lactiferous duct: Lactiferous ducts lead from the lobules of the mammary gland to the tip of the nipple. They are also referred to as galactophores, galactophorous ducts, mammary ducts, mamillary ducts and milk ducts. They are structures which carry milk toward the nipple in a lactating female....