breast
Let an agent explain the anatomy, development and function of the female breast in neutral clinical terms, relay health information such as screening and breastfeeding guidance from authoritative sources, and route personal symptoms and decisions to clinicians.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Anatomy Structure and development.
Structure
Structure.
Structure
Structure.
- What are the parts of the female breast, and how are they arranged? definition
- Is the presentation neutral and clinical? boundary
Development
Development and change.
Development
Development.
- How does the breast develop at puberty and change with pregnancy, lactation and age? definition
- Which entry fits puberty or menopause? action
Function Lactation.
Lactation
Milk production.
Lactation
Lactation.
- How does lactation work, and what do health bodies recommend about breastfeeding? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own feeding difficulties, which needs a clinician or lactation consultant? boundary
Support
Support.
Support
Support.
- What support and rights exist for breastfeeding? provenance
- Which entry fits breastfeeding? action
Health Conditions and screening.
Conditions
Conditions.
Conditions
Conditions.
- What benign and malignant conditions affect the breast, and what signs do health bodies advise checking? provenance
- Is the user describing symptoms, which need a clinician? boundary
Screening
Screening.
Screening
Screening.
- What do screening programmes recommend, and how do they differ by country? provenance
- Which entry fits breast cancer screening? action
Society Culture and study.
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How do cultures and laws treat the breast, from art to public breastfeeding, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful? boundary
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- What are the main areas of research, and which references are standard? provenance
- Which entry fits breast cancer research? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- female human breast, right female breast, left female breast, female breast
What it is Filled
A paired mammary region on the front of the upper torso in primates, including humans, containing mammary gland tissue, fat and connective tissue, with development and prominence varying by species, sex and life stage. In females, mammary glands can produce milk to nourish offspring. Human breasts have anatomical, physiological, health and cultural significance and are subject to screening programmes and clinical care.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the anatomy, development and function of the female breast in neutral clinical terms, relay health information such as screening and breastfeeding guidance from authoritative sources, and route personal symptoms and decisions to clinicians.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Mammary gland
- Hormonal development and change
- Lactation
- Site of common disease
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Produce or share sexualised images of a real person's breasts without consent, or of any minor.
- Diagnose breast cancer or rule it out from a description or photo.
- Shame or censor breastfeeding in public information.
- Store or share breast images from medical care beyond the patient's consent.
Only with a human decision
- Any decision about screening, biopsy or treatment of the breast.
May
- Give accurate health information about the breast, breastfeeding and breast screening.
- Point people to medical care for lumps, pain or changes they describe.
Moral aspects Filled
- The breast is tied to privacy, sexuality and bodily autonomy.
- Breast cancer is common; delayed care costs lives.
Who is affected
- Women and girls
- Breastfeeding parents and infants
- Patients
Owners Filled
Steward
The person whose body it is.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q112826975 - registry parent class
- Q139329732 - registry parent class
- Q189961 - registry parent class
- Q43022214 - registry parent class
- Q66557754 - registry parent class
related
- breast - in registry terms
- mammary gland - the glandular organ
- breast cancer - the most common cancer in women
- mammography - in screening
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.female-breast
- Wikidata: Q9103 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9103)
- TA2: 7085 Terminologia Anatomica breast
- MeSH: D001940 breast
Direct properties required Filled
- lobes per breast: about 15-20 count
- breast cancer lifetime risk: about 1 in 8 ratio - in many high-income countries, per health bodies
Recognition required Filled
- Mammary gland with fat and connective tissue
- Develops at puberty, changes with pregnancy and age
- The male breast has the same basic structure with minimal gland
- Paired soft structures on the chest with a nipple and areola, varying widely in size and shape.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain anatomy and development
- relay health and screening guidance
- relay breastfeeding information
- route personal questions to clinicians
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Delayed presentation of symptoms
- Agents giving personal medical advice
- Non-neutral or sexualised presentation
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- National breast screening programme guidelines
- WHO breastfeeding recommendations
- Regulation of breast implants and cosmetic surgery
Context of use required Filled
- Milk production and infant feeding; also a secondary sexual characteristic.
- anatomical parts: gland, ducts, nipple, areola, fat and ligaments
- left and right breast as particular entities
- developmental stages
- conditions: benign changes, mastitis, breast cancer
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q9103: breast - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Breast - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should breast cancer and breastfeeding be the linked primary entries?
- How should screening guidelines be linked by country?
- How should anatomical terminology be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q9103/spec.json