Contraction of breast smooth muscle results in:
a. benign breast lumps.
b. the emptying of milk ducts.
c. nipple inversion.
d. nipple tenderness.
B
Contraction of the breast smooth muscle, as a result of tactile, sensory, or autonomic stimuli, produces erection of the nipple and causes the milk ducts to empty.
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