CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAM 2026 2027 VERIFIED
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1. what are the two major hormone of lactation? Where are they secreted from
?: oxytocin and prolactin, pituitary gland
2. Prolactin is the hormone responsible for
?: Milk production
3. What is the passage of prolactin being produced
: baby suckles- message to nervous system tells brain to secrete prolacin in blood- then
tranverse into mother body into milk cells where milk is produced
4. When doe humans have prolactin in them
: all the time (non pregnant, non lactating breast and nipples
increase level of prolactin when touched)
,
,5. Prolactin levels go in between nursing and during nursing
.: -
down, rise
6. nursing leads to lower levels of prolactin and less rise with same amount of contact
.: infrequent
7. If infants do no have frequent times at breast first few days prolactin will be
and sites will be primed and receptor sites will start to .: low,
not, start shutting down
8. What is in receptor site during pregnancy?: Progesterone
9. When placenta leaves the body, the body responds by pushing
,
, ,
out of the receptor sites?: progesterone
10. When placenta is pushed out of body, progesterone leaves the receptor sites and
they are open briefly, what goes inside to set site for lactation?: Pro- lactin
11. If prolactin is not set during first few hours after birth-: there will be fewer sites
and cause issues with milk supply
12. Ongoing milk supply is associated with suckling within first hours
after birth: 2
13. For mothers with preemies initation of milk expression before
hours resulted in significantly more milk by day 7: one
14. What hormone T3, T4, T5: Oxytocin
15. When oxytocin hits myoepitheal cells what happens?: They start retracting
16. Oxytocin helps ducts to in size and lumen to get : increase, smaller
17. What triggers oxytocin?: 1. conditioned response (repeated stimuli over time)
,
ANSWERS ACTUAL UPDATED PRACTICE QUESTIONS TEST BANK
HIGH YIELD STUDY GUIDE EXAM PREP MATERIAL LATEST VERSION
GRADED A+ CERTIFICATION SUCCESS REVIEW PACK COMPLETE
EDITION PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION RESOURCE FINAL RELEASE
PACKAGE
1. what are the two major hormone of lactation? Where are they secreted from
?: oxytocin and prolactin, pituitary gland
2. Prolactin is the hormone responsible for
?: Milk production
3. What is the passage of prolactin being produced
: baby suckles- message to nervous system tells brain to secrete prolacin in blood- then
tranverse into mother body into milk cells where milk is produced
4. When doe humans have prolactin in them
: all the time (non pregnant, non lactating breast and nipples
increase level of prolactin when touched)
,
,5. Prolactin levels go in between nursing and during nursing
.: -
down, rise
6. nursing leads to lower levels of prolactin and less rise with same amount of contact
.: infrequent
7. If infants do no have frequent times at breast first few days prolactin will be
and sites will be primed and receptor sites will start to .: low,
not, start shutting down
8. What is in receptor site during pregnancy?: Progesterone
9. When placenta leaves the body, the body responds by pushing
,
, ,
out of the receptor sites?: progesterone
10. When placenta is pushed out of body, progesterone leaves the receptor sites and
they are open briefly, what goes inside to set site for lactation?: Pro- lactin
11. If prolactin is not set during first few hours after birth-: there will be fewer sites
and cause issues with milk supply
12. Ongoing milk supply is associated with suckling within first hours
after birth: 2
13. For mothers with preemies initation of milk expression before
hours resulted in significantly more milk by day 7: one
14. What hormone T3, T4, T5: Oxytocin
15. When oxytocin hits myoepitheal cells what happens?: They start retracting
16. Oxytocin helps ducts to in size and lumen to get : increase, smaller
17. What triggers oxytocin?: 1. conditioned response (repeated stimuli over time)
,
