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CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR EXAM 1/
CLC RECENT STUDY GUIDE ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ GRADED A+
stroke - ANSWER: Women who do not breastfeed are at greater risk for:
1.
2. Myocardial Infarction
3. Metabolic Syndrome
myocardial infarction (MI) - ANSWER: Women who do not breastfeed are at
greater risk for:
1. Stroke
2.
3. Metabolic Syndrome
metabolic syndrome - ANSWER: Women who do not breastfeed are at greater
risk for:
1. Stroke
2. Myocardial Infarction
3.
Hypertension - ANSWER: Nursing 1 year or more decreases the risk of
developing: ____________, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, & cardiovascular disease
when postmenopausal by 10-15%.
diabetes - ANSWER: Nursing 1 year or more decreases the risk of developing:
hypertension, ________, hyperlipidemia, & cardiovascular disease when
postmenopausal by 10-15%.
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hyperlipidemia - ANSWER: Nursing 1 year or more decreases the risk of
developing: hypertension, diabetes, _____________, & cardiovascular disease
when postmenopausal by 10-15%.
cardiovascular disease - ANSWER: Nursing 1 year or more decreases the risk of
developing: hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, & ______________ ________
when postmenopausal by 10-15%.
breast, endometrial, & ovarian - ANSWER: Not breastfeeding increases the risk of
_____, ________, & ________ cancer.
protected, promoted, supported - ANSWER: Women are 2.5x more likely to
breastfeed where it is:
1.
2.
3.
Philippines - ANSWER: The world's first baby friendly initiative hospital was in
______________.
posterior - ANSWER: Oxytocin is made in the (posterior/anterior) pituitary gland.
anterior - ANSWER: Prolactin is made in the (posterior/anterior) pituitary gland.
1 - 6 - ANSWER: Suckling at the breast stimulates thoracic nerves ___ through
___. This stimulates the release of prolactin from the pituitary gland.
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Side - ANSWER: Thoracic nerves 3 & 5 (T3 and T5) receive innervation through
which part of the breast?
T4 - ANSWER: Which thoracic nerve is innervated through the nipple?
True - ANSWER: True or False: Prolactin occurs throughout the body in lactating
and non-lactating people.
decreases - ANSWER: As nursing frequency decreases, prolactin
(increases/decreases).
Fragile milk supply - ANSWER: This term is used for a milk supply caused by
little nursing in the first few days of life. There are a decreased number of prolactin
receptor sites.
Lactose - ANSWER: When prolactin increases, _______ production is triggered.
This draws water into the secretory cells of the breast, which forms fluid milk. It
provides the driving osmotic force behind the fluid formation of milk.
Oxytocin - ANSWER: T3, T4, & T5 send signals to the brain to release
__________, a hormone that aids in the release of milk from the breast.
Oxytocin - ANSWER: ___________ binds to receptor sites in the epithelial
membrane of milk cells. This stimulation causes contraction of smooth muscle to
push milk out of the lumen.
Conditioned response - ANSWER: Release of Oxytocin can be triggered in 3
major ways:
1.
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2. Nipple stretching
3. Hand massage
Nipple stretching - ANSWER: Release of Oxytocin can be triggered in 3 major
ways:
1. Conditioned response
2.
3. Hand massage
Hand massage - ANSWER: Release of Oxytocin can be triggered in 3 major ways:
1. Conditioned response
2. Nipple stretching
3.
aggression, protection, and bonding/trust - ANSWER: Oxytocin & prolactin cause
emotions like:
2 - ANSWER: DeCarvalho et al. found ample milk supply is correlated with
suckling within the first ___ hours.
2 - ANSWER: Ample milk supply is correlated with suckling within the first ____
hour(s).
1 - ANSWER: For preemies, mother must begin expressing milk within ___
hour(s) after birth.
CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR EXAM 1/
CLC RECENT STUDY GUIDE ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ GRADED A+
stroke - ANSWER: Women who do not breastfeed are at greater risk for:
1.
2. Myocardial Infarction
3. Metabolic Syndrome
myocardial infarction (MI) - ANSWER: Women who do not breastfeed are at
greater risk for:
1. Stroke
2.
3. Metabolic Syndrome
metabolic syndrome - ANSWER: Women who do not breastfeed are at greater
risk for:
1. Stroke
2. Myocardial Infarction
3.
Hypertension - ANSWER: Nursing 1 year or more decreases the risk of
developing: ____________, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, & cardiovascular disease
when postmenopausal by 10-15%.
diabetes - ANSWER: Nursing 1 year or more decreases the risk of developing:
hypertension, ________, hyperlipidemia, & cardiovascular disease when
postmenopausal by 10-15%.
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hyperlipidemia - ANSWER: Nursing 1 year or more decreases the risk of
developing: hypertension, diabetes, _____________, & cardiovascular disease
when postmenopausal by 10-15%.
cardiovascular disease - ANSWER: Nursing 1 year or more decreases the risk of
developing: hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, & ______________ ________
when postmenopausal by 10-15%.
breast, endometrial, & ovarian - ANSWER: Not breastfeeding increases the risk of
_____, ________, & ________ cancer.
protected, promoted, supported - ANSWER: Women are 2.5x more likely to
breastfeed where it is:
1.
2.
3.
Philippines - ANSWER: The world's first baby friendly initiative hospital was in
______________.
posterior - ANSWER: Oxytocin is made in the (posterior/anterior) pituitary gland.
anterior - ANSWER: Prolactin is made in the (posterior/anterior) pituitary gland.
1 - 6 - ANSWER: Suckling at the breast stimulates thoracic nerves ___ through
___. This stimulates the release of prolactin from the pituitary gland.
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Side - ANSWER: Thoracic nerves 3 & 5 (T3 and T5) receive innervation through
which part of the breast?
T4 - ANSWER: Which thoracic nerve is innervated through the nipple?
True - ANSWER: True or False: Prolactin occurs throughout the body in lactating
and non-lactating people.
decreases - ANSWER: As nursing frequency decreases, prolactin
(increases/decreases).
Fragile milk supply - ANSWER: This term is used for a milk supply caused by
little nursing in the first few days of life. There are a decreased number of prolactin
receptor sites.
Lactose - ANSWER: When prolactin increases, _______ production is triggered.
This draws water into the secretory cells of the breast, which forms fluid milk. It
provides the driving osmotic force behind the fluid formation of milk.
Oxytocin - ANSWER: T3, T4, & T5 send signals to the brain to release
__________, a hormone that aids in the release of milk from the breast.
Oxytocin - ANSWER: ___________ binds to receptor sites in the epithelial
membrane of milk cells. This stimulation causes contraction of smooth muscle to
push milk out of the lumen.
Conditioned response - ANSWER: Release of Oxytocin can be triggered in 3
major ways:
1.
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2. Nipple stretching
3. Hand massage
Nipple stretching - ANSWER: Release of Oxytocin can be triggered in 3 major
ways:
1. Conditioned response
2.
3. Hand massage
Hand massage - ANSWER: Release of Oxytocin can be triggered in 3 major ways:
1. Conditioned response
2. Nipple stretching
3.
aggression, protection, and bonding/trust - ANSWER: Oxytocin & prolactin cause
emotions like:
2 - ANSWER: DeCarvalho et al. found ample milk supply is correlated with
suckling within the first ___ hours.
2 - ANSWER: Ample milk supply is correlated with suckling within the first ____
hour(s).
1 - ANSWER: For preemies, mother must begin expressing milk within ___
hour(s) after birth.
