Which of the following statements concerning the female mammary glands is true?
A)They are modified sweat glands.
B)They are the organs of milk production.
C)They may contain large amounts of adipose tissue.
D)They are attached to the pectoralis major muscle by Cooper ligaments.
E)All of these choices are correct.

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All of the choices are correct. 
A) They are modified sweat glands because they are derived from skin cells that originally formed sweat glands.
B) They are the organs of milk production because they contain milk-secreting cells.
C) They may contain large amounts of adipose tissue because the breast is made up of glandular tissue and adipose tissue.
D) They are attached to the pectoralis major muscle by Cooper ligaments which help support the breast tissue.

Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Female Mammary Glands