KROK 1 2017 – Question 63 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy

A woman with dense area in her mammary gland came to a surgeon. To minimize the trauma to the mammary gland lobule during the operation the surgeon should make the incision:

  1. A. Vertically
  2. B. Arcuately
  3. C. Transversely
  4. D. Radially
  5. E. -
Hint

Think about how the lactiferous ducts and lobules are arranged around the nipple, and which direction of cut would divide the fewest of them.

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