Q.

Select the correct path of milk passage while a woman is breastfeeding her baby.

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a

Alveolus → mammary tubule → mammary duct → mammary ampulla → lactiferous duct

b

Alveolus → mammary tubule → lactiferous duct → mammary duct → mammary ampulla

c

Mammary tubule → mammary duct → mammary ampulla → Alveolus → lactiferous duct

d

Alveolus → mammary duct → mammary tubule → mammary ampulla → lactiferous duct

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The cells of alveoli secrete milk, which is stored in the lumens of alveoli. The alveoli open into mammary tubules. The tubules of each lobe join to form a mammary duct. Several mammary ducts join to form a wider mammary ampulla which is connected to lactiferous duct through which milk is sucked out.

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