Espiral Atlas
OrganThorax

Nipple (mammary papilla)

papilla mammaria

A conical or cylindrical prominence in the center of the pigmented disc on the surface of the breast.

Thorax – 3D human anatomy atlas

In the full entry

The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.

  • Structure
  • Innervation
  • Lymphatics

Related clinical cases

  • Breast cancer
  • Polymastia, polythelia and amastia

Other structures in this region

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