CLC 056 EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
ANSWERS UPDATED REVIEW SET
◉ alveolar cells are what?
what are they surrounded by.
Answer: layer of cells with milk inside, surrounded by myoepitheal
cells
◉ Myoepitheal cells will contract when what hits them.
Answer: oxytocin
◉ Are the ducts in breast evenly spaced?.
Answer: No varies woman to woman
◉ How many nipple pores each breast?.
Answer: 3-5
◉ Milk is ____ &_____ from sebaceous gland.
Answer: antimicrobial and sticky
,◉ what are the two major hormone of lactation? Where are they
secreted from?.
Answer: oxytocin and prolactin, pituitary gland
◉ Prolactin is the hormone responsible for?.
Answer: Milk production
◉ What is the passage of prolactin being produced.
Answer: 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
◉ When doe humans have prolactin in them.
Answer: all the time (non pregnant, non lactating breast and nipples
increase level of prolactin when touched)
◉ Prolactin levels go _____ in between nursing and _____ during
nursing..
Answer: down, rise
◉ _______ nursing leads to lower levels of prolactin and less rise with
same amount of contact..
Answer: infrequent
, ◉ 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 ______ _______..
Answer: low, not, start shutting down
◉ What is in receptor site during pregnancy?.
Answer: Progesterone
◉ When placenta leaves the body, the body responds by pushing
______ out of the receptor sites?.
Answer: progesterone
◉ 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?.
Answer: Prolactin
◉ If prolactin is not set during first few hours after birth-.
Answer: there will be fewer sites and cause issues with milk supply
◉ Ongoing milk supply is associated with suckling within first ______
hours after birth.
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
ANSWERS UPDATED REVIEW SET
◉ alveolar cells are what?
what are they surrounded by.
Answer: layer of cells with milk inside, surrounded by myoepitheal
cells
◉ Myoepitheal cells will contract when what hits them.
Answer: oxytocin
◉ Are the ducts in breast evenly spaced?.
Answer: No varies woman to woman
◉ How many nipple pores each breast?.
Answer: 3-5
◉ Milk is ____ &_____ from sebaceous gland.
Answer: antimicrobial and sticky
,◉ what are the two major hormone of lactation? Where are they
secreted from?.
Answer: oxytocin and prolactin, pituitary gland
◉ Prolactin is the hormone responsible for?.
Answer: Milk production
◉ What is the passage of prolactin being produced.
Answer: 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
◉ When doe humans have prolactin in them.
Answer: all the time (non pregnant, non lactating breast and nipples
increase level of prolactin when touched)
◉ Prolactin levels go _____ in between nursing and _____ during
nursing..
Answer: down, rise
◉ _______ nursing leads to lower levels of prolactin and less rise with
same amount of contact..
Answer: infrequent
, ◉ 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 ______ _______..
Answer: low, not, start shutting down
◉ What is in receptor site during pregnancy?.
Answer: Progesterone
◉ When placenta leaves the body, the body responds by pushing
______ out of the receptor sites?.
Answer: progesterone
◉ 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?.
Answer: Prolactin
◉ If prolactin is not set during first few hours after birth-.
Answer: there will be fewer sites and cause issues with milk supply
◉ Ongoing milk supply is associated with suckling within first ______
hours after birth.
