The nurse is educating a prenatal class about lactation when one of the clients asks how milk is produced. The nurse would correctly identify which of the following structures as responsible for milk production?
1. Montgomery's glands
2. Areola
3. Acini cells
4. Mammary ridge
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Rationale 1: Montgomery's glands are sebaceous glands; therefore, no milk production occurs from these glands.
Rationale 2: The areola circular wrinkled pigmented skin surrounding the nipple and is not responsible for milk production.
Rationale 3: Each lobe in the breast contains approximately 20 to 40 lobules that contain the acini cells, which produce milk.
Rationale 4: The mammary ridge is comprised of supernumerary nipples or breast tissue and extends from each axilla to the groin. No milk production occurs from this area.
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