Certified Breastfeeding Counselor CBC exam
Q&A with complete solution.
Where does breast tissue normally develop? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓
Along the breast line
- located from under the arms down to the groin
What are the 3 stages of early breast development? ~CORRECT ANSWER~
✓✓
1. In utero
2. First 2 months of life
3. Puberty
Breast development during menstruation ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓-
Estrogen: Induces Ductal System development
- Progesterone: Induces Lobular-Alveolar development
What is Lactogenesis? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The initiation of milk
production
How many stages of Lactogensis are there? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓4
What stages of Lactogenesis occur during pregnancy? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓1 and 2
,Lactogenesis 1 ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Ductal and Lobular-Alveolar
systems grow at an accelerated rate (influenced by hormones)
- breasts enlarge
- high progesterone levels cause an increase in alveoli
- colostrum begins to produce in the alveoli
When does Lactogenesis 1 occur? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓around 16
weeks
Lactogenesis 2 ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The placenta is released from
the uterus and progesterone levels drop
- this causes the alveolar cells to begin to release milk and allows them to
continue to produce more milk
How long does Lactogenesis 2 last? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓2-4 days
What are the 5 main areas of the breast? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓-
Upper Inner
- Lower Inner
- Upper Outer
- Lower Outer
- Tail of Spence
, What are the 2 types of breast tissue and what are they composed of?
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓- Parenchyma: ductal and lobular-alveolar
structures
- Strom: connective tissue (fat, vascular, nerve, lymphatic)
What is an Alveolus ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Small cavity where milk is
produced and stored
- made of epithelial cells
What are Alveoli? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓multiple alveolus
What is the Intra-lobular duct? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Connects a
lobule to the lactiferous ducts
What is a Mammary Lobule? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓10-100 alveoli
combined together
What are Lactiferous Ducts? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓connects
mammary lobules/intra-lobular ducts to the nipple
Breast Anatomy ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓
What surrounds the breast tissue? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Fat
Nerves
Q&A with complete solution.
Where does breast tissue normally develop? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓
Along the breast line
- located from under the arms down to the groin
What are the 3 stages of early breast development? ~CORRECT ANSWER~
✓✓
1. In utero
2. First 2 months of life
3. Puberty
Breast development during menstruation ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓-
Estrogen: Induces Ductal System development
- Progesterone: Induces Lobular-Alveolar development
What is Lactogenesis? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The initiation of milk
production
How many stages of Lactogensis are there? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓4
What stages of Lactogenesis occur during pregnancy? ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓1 and 2
,Lactogenesis 1 ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Ductal and Lobular-Alveolar
systems grow at an accelerated rate (influenced by hormones)
- breasts enlarge
- high progesterone levels cause an increase in alveoli
- colostrum begins to produce in the alveoli
When does Lactogenesis 1 occur? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓around 16
weeks
Lactogenesis 2 ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓The placenta is released from
the uterus and progesterone levels drop
- this causes the alveolar cells to begin to release milk and allows them to
continue to produce more milk
How long does Lactogenesis 2 last? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓2-4 days
What are the 5 main areas of the breast? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓-
Upper Inner
- Lower Inner
- Upper Outer
- Lower Outer
- Tail of Spence
, What are the 2 types of breast tissue and what are they composed of?
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓- Parenchyma: ductal and lobular-alveolar
structures
- Strom: connective tissue (fat, vascular, nerve, lymphatic)
What is an Alveolus ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Small cavity where milk is
produced and stored
- made of epithelial cells
What are Alveoli? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓multiple alveolus
What is the Intra-lobular duct? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Connects a
lobule to the lactiferous ducts
What is a Mammary Lobule? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓10-100 alveoli
combined together
What are Lactiferous Ducts? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓connects
mammary lobules/intra-lobular ducts to the nipple
Breast Anatomy ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓
What surrounds the breast tissue? ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Fat
Nerves
