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mammary gland

exocrine gland in humans and other mammals
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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 (4,809 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: exocrine gland[3], Region of wall of pharyngotympanic tube[4], particular anatomical entity[5]
  • Has use: lactation[6]
  • Commons category: Mammary glands[7]
  • Found in taxon: mammal[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mammary glands[9]
  • Anatomical location: mammary ridge[10]
  • Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C12367[17]
  • Arterial supply: internal thoracic artery[18]
  • Lymphatic drainage: Pectoral axillary lymph nodes[19]
  • Venous drainage: internal thoracic vein[20]
  • Develops from: sweat gland[21]
  • Development of anatomical structure: mammary gland development[22]

Why It Matters

mammary gland has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0422210-mlecne-zlazy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0422210-mlecne-zlazy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  2. 22w 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 */ Yso id: 22233, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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