In anatomy, the term areola (diminutive of Latin area, "open place") is used to describe any small circular area such as the colored skin surrounding the nipple. While it is most commonly used to describe the pigmented ring around the human nipple, it can also be used to describe other small circular areas such as the inflamed area surrounding a pimple. Image modified from using GIMP. File links The following pages link to this file: Nipple Areola User:Sex fuck Categories: Food and Drug Administration images | Images containing nudity ... Human anatomy or anthropotomy is a special field within anatomy. ... Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Nipple is, generally, the name given to the mammalian nipple, or to things resembling it, such as the tip of an artificial teat or the tip of a grease-secreting mechanism in machinery. ... Acne of a 14 year old boy during puberty. ...

There is a reason for the areola being a different color to the rest of the breast. The areola is roughly where the ducts of the mammary glands are. Careful inspection of a mature human nipple will reveal 15-20 small openings arranged radially around the tip of nipple (lactiferous ducts) from where milk is released during lactation. Other small openings in the areola are sebaceous glands which may provide a little oily lubrication during lactation, otherwise known as Montgomery's glands (or glands of Montgomery). A pair of female breasts The term breast, also known by the Latin mamma in human anatomy, refers to the upper ventral region of an animals torso, particularly that of mammals, including human beings. ... A duct may refer to: An atmospheric duct. ... In both males and females, the breasts are composed of adipose tissue and mammary glands. ... Nipple is, generally, the name given to the mammalian nipple, or to things resembling it, such as the tip of an artificial teat or the tip of a grease-secreting mechanism in machinery. ... A breastfeeding infant Breastfeeding is the practice of a woman feeding an infant (or sometimes a toddler or a young child) with milk produced from her mammary glands, usually directly from the nipples. ... The sebaceous glands are glands found in the skin of mammals. ... Glands of Montgomery are sebaceous glands in the areola (of the nipple). ...

Normal areola color ranges from light pink to dark brown with people with lighter skin tones tending to have paler areolas and people with darker skin tones to have darker areolas (though there can be considerable variation even for the same skin color); the size (diameter) also varies. Areolar color changes to a darker shade during pregnancy. Some regression to the original color may occur thereafter but part of the change is permanent. A pregnant woman Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or feti by female mammals including humans inside their bodies. ...

In Japan, where many women view dark areolas as a sign of aging, topical creams have been developed for the purpose of lightening (or "pinkening") the nipples. Pink is a color made by mixing red and white and sometimes described as being a light red, but it is more accurately a bright undersaturated red. ...