Certified Lactation Counselor Test With Complete Solution 2024

Certified Lactation Counselor Test With Complete Solution What contracts to push milk into the ducts (smooth muscle cells)? - ANSWER myoepithelial cells What cells make milk? - ANSWER alveolar cells How many nipple pores (per breast) per lactation? - ANSWER 3-5 What are the two separate hormone pathways, in which the pituitary gland is important to both? - ANSWER prolactin and oxytocin Prolactin levels go down in between nursings and rise during - ANSWER nursing Which glands develop early in pregnancy on the areola as a result from pregnancy hormones? - ANSWER Montgomery glands What is associated with ongoing milk production and positively associated with ___ - ANSWER suckling within the first 2 hours after birth In premies, what is associated with ongoing milk production? - ANSWER initiation of milk production before 1 hourMechanisms to trigger oxytocin - ANSWER Conditioned response conditioned milk ejection or let down reflex, nipple stretching, and baby hand massage The hormones of lactation have an emotional/behavioral function as well as making and moving milk: - ANSWER Aggression, protection, bonding/trust Frequency of mammal species feeds that are high fat/protein and low water content - ANSWER infrequent Mammal species milk with higher water content feed more -