The raised erectile tissue at the centre of the areola, the pigmented part of the breast. Frequently pierced in males and females. Both sensitive and tough, piercing the nipple is more painful than most other areas of the body. The milk ducts end at the nipple and every nipple piercing will penetrate some ducts. However this does not prevent breastfeeding.
Projection on the apex of the breast where the ducts open, it is surrounded by a circular pigmented area, the areola Paget’s Disease of the Nipple: Rare type of breast cancer, which starts in the breast ducts and spreads to the skin of the nipple and the areola.
An elevated epithelial projection on the surface of the breast; contains the openings of the lactiferous sinuses.
the pigmented central projection on the breast that is surrounded by, but does not include, the areola, or the outlet of milk ducts from the breast.
the small dark bump on the breast; for women this is used after pregnancy to feed the baby with milk produced by the breast
the protuberance of tissue in the center of the areolae complex which usually reacts to pressure or cold. It is the central point of the breast where the milk is suctioned from.
the protruding part of the breast that extends and becomes firmer upon stimulation. In breastfeeding, milk travels from the milk sinuses through the nipple to the baby.
The darkened circle at the tip of the breast in both men and women. Although sensitive to sexual stimulation in both genders, in a woman it also serves the function of being the opening through which milk goes when she is breast-feeding.
In anatomy, the small raised area in the center of the breast through which milk can flow to the outside.
The tip of the breast; the pigmented projection in the middle of the areola. The nipple contains the opening of milk ducts from the breast. The nipple consists mainly of skin and ductal breast tissue.
The tips of the breasts in men and women that contain erectile tissue, and may provide sexual pleasure when stimulated. In women, they are connected to milk ducts, which are used to nurse a child during lactation.
The pigmented projection on the surface of the breast. Ducts that conduct milk from the mammary glands to the surface of the breast exit through the nipple. The surrounding flat area of pigmentation is the areola.
In its most general form, a nipple is an appurtenance from which a fluid emanates, in this instance breast milk, to nurture a mother's young.