Which gland produces milk and is organized into lobes and ducts?

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Which gland produces milk and is organized into lobes and ducts?

The gland that produces milk is the mammary gland in the breast. It is a modified gland organized into multiple lobes, each containing lobules where milk is produced by secretory alveoli. Milk flows through a network of ducts, the lactiferous ducts, that carry it toward the nipple. This lobes-and-ducts arrangement is characteristic of the breast’s lactation structure. The other organs don’t produce milk: the prostate makes seminal fluid, the liver secretes bile, and the kidneys filter blood to form urine.

The gland that produces milk is the mammary gland in the breast. It is a modified gland organized into multiple lobes, each containing lobules where milk is produced by secretory alveoli. Milk flows through a network of ducts, the lactiferous ducts, that carry it toward the nipple. This lobes-and-ducts arrangement is characteristic of the breast’s lactation structure. The other organs don’t produce milk: the prostate makes seminal fluid, the liver secretes bile, and the kidneys filter blood to form urine.

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