IBCLC PRACTICE EXAM Q&A
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
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What is the milk produced during the first few days after birth called?
✔✔ Answer: Colostrum
What is the name of the newborn’s first stool that is stimulated by colostrum
intake?
✔✔ Answer: Meconium
Which hormone is primarily responsible for stimulating milk production?
✔✔ Answer: Prolactin
Which hormone causes contraction of the myoepithelial cells during breastfeeding?
✔✔ Answer: Oxytocin
Which hormone is produced by the posterior pituitary gland?
✔✔ Answer: Oxytocin
Which hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary gland?
✔✔ Answer: Prolactin
Prolactin is inhibited by?
dopamine
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
What is the milk produced during the first few days after birth called?
✔✔ Answer: Colostrum
What is the name of the newborn’s first stool that is stimulated by colostrum
intake?
✔✔ Answer: Meconium
Which hormone is primarily responsible for stimulating milk production?
✔✔ Answer: Prolactin
Which hormone causes contraction of the myoepithelial cells during breastfeeding?
✔✔ Answer: Oxytocin
Which hormone is produced by the posterior pituitary gland?
✔✔ Answer: Oxytocin
Which hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary gland?
✔✔ Answer: Prolactin
Prolactin is inhibited by?
dopamine