IBCLC Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+

IBCLC Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+ When does the breast begin to develop in utero? - 4th week of gestation Where does the primitive milk streak develop - Bilaterally from the axilla to the groin By the 5th week gestation the milk streak becomes what? - Mammary Milk Ridge (or milk line) Thickening and inward growth into the chest wall continues during what weeks gestation? - 7-8 weeks gestation Between weeks 12 and 16 gestation specialized cells differentiate into what? - Smooth muscles of the nipple and areola What forms the mammary pit? - Lactiferous ducts and their branches open into a shallow epithelial depression What creates an inverted nipple? - When the Mammary pit fails to elevate What is witches milk? - After birth, a neonate's mammary tissue (under the influence of maternal hormones) might recreate colostral like fluid At what age do the primary and secondary ducts grow and divide and form the terminal end buds that become the alveoli? - 10-12 years old When does complete development of mammary function occur? - During pregnancy What is superficial fiscia? - Fibrous tissue beneath the skin