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mammary gland

exocrine gland in humans and other mammals
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mammary gland

Summary

mammary gland is a class of anatomical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,726 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • mammary gland's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • mammary gland is a type of exocrine gland[4].
  • mammary gland is a type of Region of wall of pharyngotympanic tube[5].
  • mammary gland is a type of particular anatomical entity[6].
  • mammary gland is used for lactation[7].
  • mammary gland's Commons category is recorded as Mammary glands[8].
  • mammary gland's found in taxon is recorded as mammal[9].
  • mammary gland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mammary glands[10].
  • mammary gland's anatomical location is recorded as mammary ridge[11].
  • mammary gland's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[12].
  • mammary gland's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • mammary gland's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • mammary gland's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • mammary gland's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • mammary gland's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • mammary gland's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12367[18].
  • mammary gland's arterial supply is recorded as internal thoracic artery[19].
  • mammary gland's lymphatic drainage is recorded as Pectoral axillary lymph nodes[20].
  • mammary gland's venous drainage is recorded as internal thoracic vein[21].
  • mammary gland's develops from is recorded as sweat gland[22].
  • mammary gland's development of anatomical structure is recorded as mammary gland development[23].

Why It Matters

mammary gland ranks in the top 5% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,726 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lymphatic drainage → Pectoral axillary lymph nodes
    Subclass of → exocrine gland, Region of wall of pharyngotympanic tube, particular anatomical entity
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → class of anatomical entity
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 22233, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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