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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
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
,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
GI hormone that causes fullness ---- ANSWER----Cholecystokinin
Myoepithelial cells ---- ANSWER----Muscle cells around the alveolus
The last part of feeding ---- ANSWER----Hindmilk
oxytocin releasing mechanism ---- ANSWER----Baby hand massage
Produced by hormones of pregnancy ---- ANSWER----Colostrum
Conducts systematic reviews ---- ANSWER----Cochrane
collaboration
,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
Cellular lock for a chemical key ---- ANSWER----Receptor site
Anabolism ---- ANSWER----Storing energy for growth
Carb found only in mammal milk ---- ANSWER----Lactose
Cholecystokinin helps babies feel a sense of ---- ANSWER----Satiety
Glands that secrete lactation hormones ---- ANSWER----Pituitary
A cluster of milk making cells ---- ANSWER----Alveoli
Stage that begins with the delivery of the placenta ---- ANSWER----
Lactogenesis II