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CONSULTANT EXAM (latest update)
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
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
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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
oxytocin releasing mechanism -(answer) Baby hand massage
Produced by hormones of pregnancy -(answer) Colostrum
Conducts systematic reviews -(answer) Cochrane collaboration
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
Newborn milk -(answer) Colostrum
Hormone responsible for milk ejection -(answer) Oxytocin
Breastmilk is low in this nutrient but it's almost all bioavailabile -(answer) Iron
Nerves that empty the breast -(answer) Thoracic
The number one reason that mothers stop breastfeeding is concern about low -(answer) Milk
supply
Hormone that increases with frequent nipple stimulation -(answer) Prolactin
Hormone secreted by the placenta -(answer) Progesterone
Promotes the release of gastrin -(answer) Touch
Smoking moms may wean early because -(answer) prolactin levels are low
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CONSULTANT EXAM (latest update)
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
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
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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
oxytocin releasing mechanism -(answer) Baby hand massage
Produced by hormones of pregnancy -(answer) Colostrum
Conducts systematic reviews -(answer) Cochrane collaboration
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
Newborn milk -(answer) Colostrum
Hormone responsible for milk ejection -(answer) Oxytocin
Breastmilk is low in this nutrient but it's almost all bioavailabile -(answer) Iron
Nerves that empty the breast -(answer) Thoracic
The number one reason that mothers stop breastfeeding is concern about low -(answer) Milk
supply
Hormone that increases with frequent nipple stimulation -(answer) Prolactin
Hormone secreted by the placenta -(answer) Progesterone
Promotes the release of gastrin -(answer) Touch
Smoking moms may wean early because -(answer) prolactin levels are low
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