CLC CERTIFIED LACTATION
CONSULTATION PRACTICE EXAM WITH
SOLUTIONS
The two pathways that control lactation are -
answer-Prolactin and oxytocin
Prolactin is dependent upon - answer-Nipple
stimulation
Associated with obesity in formula fed infants -
answer-Hyperinsulemia
Who collects the most comprehensive bf stats
in the US? - answer-CDC
What does prolactin do? - answer-Cause milk
to be made
,What does oxytocin do? - answer-Cause
contractions which move the milk
What causes oxytocin to be released - answer-
Frequent feeding and milk removal
Lactogensis III requires what to succeed -
answer-Frequent milk removal and nipple
stimulation
The fat content of milk suckled by the baby is
determined by - answer-The speed in which the
Baby removes the milk
What is the most effective at increasing gastrin
and cck - answer-Feeding with species specific
milk
,Studies on childhood obesity demonstrate that -
answer-Breastfed babies are less likely to be
obese
When undernourished moms were
supplemented with extra energy in their diet
they - answer-Responded to their infant
appropriately
Harmful bacteria have difficulty growing in
breastfed baby's gut because the composition
of milk - answer-Fosters the growth of good
bacteria that crowd out other organisms.
Alveolar cells are the - answer-Milk making
cells
Myoepithelial cells are the - answer-Smooth
muscle cells that move the milk
, GI hormone that causes fullness - answer-
Cholecystokinin
Myoepithelial cells - answer-Muscle cells
around the alveolus
The last part of feeding - answer-Hindmilk
Period when baby is not at breast - answer-
Interbout period
Nothing other than human milk - answer-
Exclusive bf
Paracellular pathway - answer-Elevated
prolactin levels close this
oxytocin releasing mechanism - answer-Baby
hand massage
CONSULTATION PRACTICE EXAM WITH
SOLUTIONS
The two pathways that control lactation are -
answer-Prolactin and oxytocin
Prolactin is dependent upon - answer-Nipple
stimulation
Associated with obesity in formula fed infants -
answer-Hyperinsulemia
Who collects the most comprehensive bf stats
in the US? - answer-CDC
What does prolactin do? - answer-Cause milk
to be made
,What does oxytocin do? - answer-Cause
contractions which move the milk
What causes oxytocin to be released - answer-
Frequent feeding and milk removal
Lactogensis III requires what to succeed -
answer-Frequent milk removal and nipple
stimulation
The fat content of milk suckled by the baby is
determined by - answer-The speed in which the
Baby removes the milk
What is the most effective at increasing gastrin
and cck - answer-Feeding with species specific
milk
,Studies on childhood obesity demonstrate that -
answer-Breastfed babies are less likely to be
obese
When undernourished moms were
supplemented with extra energy in their diet
they - answer-Responded to their infant
appropriately
Harmful bacteria have difficulty growing in
breastfed baby's gut because the composition
of milk - answer-Fosters the growth of good
bacteria that crowd out other organisms.
Alveolar cells are the - answer-Milk making
cells
Myoepithelial cells are the - answer-Smooth
muscle cells that move the milk
, GI hormone that causes fullness - answer-
Cholecystokinin
Myoepithelial cells - answer-Muscle cells
around the alveolus
The last part of feeding - answer-Hindmilk
Period when baby is not at breast - answer-
Interbout period
Nothing other than human milk - answer-
Exclusive bf
Paracellular pathway - answer-Elevated
prolactin levels close this
oxytocin releasing mechanism - answer-Baby
hand massage
