CLC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025 NEW UPDATES
A staff member is fond of telling mothers how expensive it is to formula feed infants and
how inexpensive it is to breastfeed. What is she doing when she talks to mothers on the
topic? - ANSWERS Promoting breastfeeding
Who currently collects most comprehensive breastfeeding statistics in the US? -
ANSWERS The Centers for Disease Control
Which of the following statements about prolactin is true? - ANSWERS Prolactin
causes milk to be made
Which of the following mechanisms cause oxytocin to be released? - ANSWERS
Nipple stretching with appropriate latch-on
Lactogenesis III requires which of the following to succeed? - ANSWERS
Frequent milk removal and nipple stimulation
The fat of milk suckled by the baby is determined by: - ANSWERS The
speed/efficiency with which the baby removes milk
Which of the following is the most effective at increasing a gastric and CCK and
decreasing somatostatin in the baby - ANSWERS Feeding with species-specific
milk
Studies on childhood obesity demonstrates that: - ANSWERS There is an inverse
relationship between duration and obesity prevalence in a large population
When undernourished mothers were supplemented with extra in their diet, they: -
ANSWERS Responded to their infants more appropriately
Carbohydrates found only in mammal milk? - ANSWERS Lactose
Cholecystokinin (CCK) helps babies feel a sense of - ANSWERS Satiety
Not enough water, too much stress, don't exercise - ANSWERS Myths
Not necessarily lower infant content - ANSWERS Foremilk
Gland that secretes lactation hormones - ANSWERS Pituitary
A cluster of milk-making cells - ANSWERS Alveolus
, Stage II, it begins with the delivery of the placenta - ANSWERS Lactogenesis
Newborn milk - ANSWERS Colostrum
Human milk is composed of almost 88% - ANSWERS Water
Hormone responsible for milk ejection - ANSWERS Oxytocin
Breast milk is low int his nutrient but it is almost all bioavailable - ANSWERS Iron
Nerves that innervate the breast - ANSWERS Thorastic
The number one concern moms stop breast feeding is - ANSWERS Low milk
production
Hormone that increases with frequent nipple stimulation - ANSWERS Prolactin
Hormone secreted by the placenta - ANSWERS Progesterone
Promotes the release of gastrin - ANSWERS Touch
A leading cause of infant death globally - ANSWERS Diarrhea
Best practice is guided by the highest available level of - ANSWERS Evidence
Example of protection - ANSWERS State law on breastfeeding in public
Examples of promotion - ANSWERS Breastfeeding cost less
Example of support - ANSWERS La leche League Leader
International cod of marketing - ANSWERS Restricts formula marketing practices
Montgomery glands - ANSWERS Secrete lubricating fluid on areola
Elevated prolactin levels close it - ANSWERS Paracellular pathway
Cochran's collaborations - ANSWERS Conducts systematic reviews
Lactiferous sinus - ANSWERS Not actually there, when hey added wax to find
Cholecystokinin (CCK) - ANSWERS GI hormone that causes fullness/sedation
Colostrum - ANSWERS Produced by hormones of pregnancy
2025 NEW UPDATES
A staff member is fond of telling mothers how expensive it is to formula feed infants and
how inexpensive it is to breastfeed. What is she doing when she talks to mothers on the
topic? - ANSWERS Promoting breastfeeding
Who currently collects most comprehensive breastfeeding statistics in the US? -
ANSWERS The Centers for Disease Control
Which of the following statements about prolactin is true? - ANSWERS Prolactin
causes milk to be made
Which of the following mechanisms cause oxytocin to be released? - ANSWERS
Nipple stretching with appropriate latch-on
Lactogenesis III requires which of the following to succeed? - ANSWERS
Frequent milk removal and nipple stimulation
The fat of milk suckled by the baby is determined by: - ANSWERS The
speed/efficiency with which the baby removes milk
Which of the following is the most effective at increasing a gastric and CCK and
decreasing somatostatin in the baby - ANSWERS Feeding with species-specific
milk
Studies on childhood obesity demonstrates that: - ANSWERS There is an inverse
relationship between duration and obesity prevalence in a large population
When undernourished mothers were supplemented with extra in their diet, they: -
ANSWERS Responded to their infants more appropriately
Carbohydrates found only in mammal milk? - ANSWERS Lactose
Cholecystokinin (CCK) helps babies feel a sense of - ANSWERS Satiety
Not enough water, too much stress, don't exercise - ANSWERS Myths
Not necessarily lower infant content - ANSWERS Foremilk
Gland that secretes lactation hormones - ANSWERS Pituitary
A cluster of milk-making cells - ANSWERS Alveolus
, Stage II, it begins with the delivery of the placenta - ANSWERS Lactogenesis
Newborn milk - ANSWERS Colostrum
Human milk is composed of almost 88% - ANSWERS Water
Hormone responsible for milk ejection - ANSWERS Oxytocin
Breast milk is low int his nutrient but it is almost all bioavailable - ANSWERS Iron
Nerves that innervate the breast - ANSWERS Thorastic
The number one concern moms stop breast feeding is - ANSWERS Low milk
production
Hormone that increases with frequent nipple stimulation - ANSWERS Prolactin
Hormone secreted by the placenta - ANSWERS Progesterone
Promotes the release of gastrin - ANSWERS Touch
A leading cause of infant death globally - ANSWERS Diarrhea
Best practice is guided by the highest available level of - ANSWERS Evidence
Example of protection - ANSWERS State law on breastfeeding in public
Examples of promotion - ANSWERS Breastfeeding cost less
Example of support - ANSWERS La leche League Leader
International cod of marketing - ANSWERS Restricts formula marketing practices
Montgomery glands - ANSWERS Secrete lubricating fluid on areola
Elevated prolactin levels close it - ANSWERS Paracellular pathway
Cochran's collaborations - ANSWERS Conducts systematic reviews
Lactiferous sinus - ANSWERS Not actually there, when hey added wax to find
Cholecystokinin (CCK) - ANSWERS GI hormone that causes fullness/sedation
Colostrum - ANSWERS Produced by hormones of pregnancy
