PCE-CERTIFIED BREASTFEEDING COUNSELOR
EXAM 2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED
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How long does Lactogenesis 2 last? - ANSWER-2-4 days
What are the 5 main areas of the breast? - ANSWER-- Upper Inner
- Lower Inner
- Upper Outer
- Lower Outer
- Tail of Spence
What are the 2 types of breast tissue and what are they composed of? - ANSWER-- Parenchyma: ductal
and lobular-alveolar structures
- Strom: connective tissue (fat, vascular, nerve, lymphatic)
What is an Alveolus - ANSWER-Small cavity where milk is produced and stored
- made of epithelial cells
What are Alveoli? - ANSWER-multiple alveolus
What is the Intra-lobular duct? - ANSWER-Connects a lobule to the lactiferous ducts
What is a Mammary Lobule? - ANSWER-10-100 alveoli combined together
Where does breast tissue normally develop? - ANSWER-Along the breast line
- located from under the arms down to the groin
What are the 3 stages of early breast development? - ANSWER-1. In utero
2. First 2 months of life
3. Puberty
,Breast development during menstruation - ANSWER-- Estrogen: Induces Ductal System development
- Progesterone: Induces Lobular-Alveolar development
What is Lactogenesis? - ANSWER-The initiation of milk production
How many stages of Lactogensis are there? - ANSWER-4
What stages of Lactogenesis occur during pregnancy? - ANSWER-1 and 2
Lactogenesis 1 - ANSWER-Ductal and Lobular-Alveolar systems grow at an accelerated rate (influenced
by hormones)
- breasts enlarge
- high progesterone levels cause an increase in alveoli
- colostrum begins to produce in the alveoli
When does Lactogenesis 1 occur? - ANSWER-around 16 weeks
Lactogenesis 2 - ANSWER-The placenta is released from the uterus and progesterone levels drop
, - this causes the alveolar cells to begin to release milk and allows them to continue to produce more
milk
What are Lactiferous Ducts? - ANSWER-connects mammary lobules/intra-lobular ducts to the nipple
What surrounds the breast tissue? - ANSWER-Fat
Nerves
Lymph Tissue
EXAM 2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED
A+
How long does Lactogenesis 2 last? - ANSWER-2-4 days
What are the 5 main areas of the breast? - ANSWER-- Upper Inner
- Lower Inner
- Upper Outer
- Lower Outer
- Tail of Spence
What are the 2 types of breast tissue and what are they composed of? - ANSWER-- Parenchyma: ductal
and lobular-alveolar structures
- Strom: connective tissue (fat, vascular, nerve, lymphatic)
What is an Alveolus - ANSWER-Small cavity where milk is produced and stored
- made of epithelial cells
What are Alveoli? - ANSWER-multiple alveolus
What is the Intra-lobular duct? - ANSWER-Connects a lobule to the lactiferous ducts
What is a Mammary Lobule? - ANSWER-10-100 alveoli combined together
Where does breast tissue normally develop? - ANSWER-Along the breast line
- located from under the arms down to the groin
What are the 3 stages of early breast development? - ANSWER-1. In utero
2. First 2 months of life
3. Puberty
,Breast development during menstruation - ANSWER-- Estrogen: Induces Ductal System development
- Progesterone: Induces Lobular-Alveolar development
What is Lactogenesis? - ANSWER-The initiation of milk production
How many stages of Lactogensis are there? - ANSWER-4
What stages of Lactogenesis occur during pregnancy? - ANSWER-1 and 2
Lactogenesis 1 - ANSWER-Ductal and Lobular-Alveolar systems grow at an accelerated rate (influenced
by hormones)
- breasts enlarge
- high progesterone levels cause an increase in alveoli
- colostrum begins to produce in the alveoli
When does Lactogenesis 1 occur? - ANSWER-around 16 weeks
Lactogenesis 2 - ANSWER-The placenta is released from the uterus and progesterone levels drop
, - this causes the alveolar cells to begin to release milk and allows them to continue to produce more
milk
What are Lactiferous Ducts? - ANSWER-connects mammary lobules/intra-lobular ducts to the nipple
What surrounds the breast tissue? - ANSWER-Fat
Nerves
Lymph Tissue
