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NUSC 2200 Exam 2 with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




When (year) did the rates of breastfeeding finally increased? - correct answer✔✔1990
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What is the optimal duration of breast-feeding? Exclusive and with solid foods? - correct
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answer✔✔• AAP/ADA/U.S. Surgeon General: Exclusively 6 months and at least a year |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




• WHO: Exclusively for 6 months, then until 2 years
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What are the functional units of the mammary glands? - correct answer✔✔• Alveoli in
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mammary glands are the functional units |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




• Each is composed of secretory cells with a duct in the center
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• Myoepithelial cells, lining the alveoli, contract during letdown causing milk ejection
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• Milk is stored in lactiferous sinuses
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What is the hormone that is involved in the production of milk? - correct answer✔✔Prolactin
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What is the hormone involved in the ejection of milk (let down) from the myopithelial cells? -
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correct answer✔✔Oxytocin |||\\\ |||\\\




Define the 3 stages of lactogenesis and when do they begin? - correct answer✔✔•
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Lactogenesis I (3rd trimester) milk formation begins |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

,• Lactogenesis II—(begins 2-5 days after birth) increased blood flow to breast; milk "comes in"
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• Lactogenesis III—(begins at ~10 day after birth) milk composition is stable
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What is the statement of the World Health Organization (WHO) related to breastfeeding? -
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correct answer✔✔Infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life to
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achieve optimal growth, development and health |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Definition of Colostrum - correct answer✔✔• The first milk secreted during the first few days
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• Very high in proteins
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- Ex:secretory IgA & lactoferrin
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Two main differences between colostrum and mature milk - correct answer✔✔Colostrum has
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lower calories but is higher total protein than mature milk
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What is the contribution of fat Calories in human milk? - correct answer✔✔• Essential for
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retinal development |||\\\




• Associated with higher IQ scores
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Why is important that the breast milk is high in cholesterol? - correct answer✔✔Early
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consumption of cholesterol through breast milk appears to be related to lower blood |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




cholesterol levels later in life |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




How do proteins in human milk compare to those in cow's milk? - correct answer✔✔Total
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proteins are lower in human milk than in cow's milk |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




(0.32 vs 0.98 g/oz) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

, What is the main carbohydrate in breast milk? - correct answer✔✔Lactose, which enhances
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calcium absorption |||\\\




What important vitamins are in breast milk? - correct answer✔✔• Folate
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• Vitamin D
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• Vitamin A
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• Vitamin K
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• Vitamin E
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• Vitamin B12
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When would there be a concern of not enough Vitamin E and/or Vitamin K in breast milk? -
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correct answer✔✔• Concerns: poor transfer in womb, sterile gut, immature liver, low in breast
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milk



Minerals in breastmilk have high bioavailability. How is this important in the case of iron? -
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correct answer✔✔Exclusively breastfed infants have very low risk of anemia despite low iron
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content of human milk |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Name 3 main differences between human and cow's milk - correct answer✔✔Human Milk:
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• Calcium - 10 mg
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• Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid - 1.5 mg
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• Cholesterol - 4 mg
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Cow's Milk: |||\\\




• Calcium -34 mg
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• Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid - 0 mg
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• Cholesterol - 0 mg
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