CLC EXAM TEST BANK 2024 CERTIFIED
LACTATION CONSULTANT
Who collects the most comprehensive bf stats in the US? - (correct Answer) - CDC
What does prolactin do? - (correct Answer) - Cause milk to be made
What does oxytocin do? - (correct Answer) - Cause contractions which move the milk
What causes oxytocin to be released - (correct Answer) - Frequent feeding and milk removal
Lactogensis III requires what to succeed - (correct Answer) - Frequent milk removal and nipple
stimulation
The fat content of milk suckled by the baby is determined by - (correct Answer) - The speed in which the
Baby removes the milk
What is the most effective at increasing gastrin and cck - (correct Answer) - Feeding with species specific
milk
Studies on childhood obesity demonstrate that - (correct Answer) - Breastfed babies are less likely to be
obese
When undernourished moms were supplemented with extra energy in their diet they - (correct Answer)
- Responded to their infant appropriately
Harmful bacteria have difficulty growing in breastfed baby's gut because the composition of milk -
(correct Answer) - Fosters the growth of good bacteria that crowd out other organisms.
Alveolar cells are the - (correct Answer) - Milk making cells
Myoepithelial cells are the - (correct Answer) - Smooth muscle cells that move the milk
The two pathways that control lactation are - (correct Answer) - Prolactin and oxytocin
Prolactin is dependent upon - (correct Answer) - Nipple stimulation
Associated with obesity in formula fed infants - (correct Answer) - Hyperinsulemia
GI hormone that causes fullness - (correct Answer) - Cholecystokinin
Myoepithelial cells - (correct Answer) - Muscle cells around the alveolus
The last part of feeding - (correct Answer) - Hindmilk
Period when baby is not at breast - (correct Answer) - Interbout period
Nothing other than human milk - (correct Answer) - Exclusive bf
, Paracellular pathway - (correct Answer) - Elevated prolactin levels close this
oxytocin releasing mechanism - (correct Answer) - Baby hand massage
Produced by hormones of pregnancy - (correct Answer) - Colostrum
Conducts systematic reviews - (correct Answer) - Cochrane collaboration
Cellular lock for a chemical key - (correct Answer) - Receptor site
Anabolism - (correct Answer) - Storing energy for growth
Carb found only in mammal milk - (correct Answer) - Lactose
Cholecystokinin helps babies feel a sense of - (correct Answer) - Satiety
Glands that secrete lactation hormones - (correct Answer) - Pituitary
A cluster of milk making cells - (correct Answer) - Alveoli
Stage that begins with the delivery of the placenta - (correct Answer) - Lactogenesis II
Newborn milk - (correct Answer) - Colostrum
Hormone responsible for milk ejection - (correct Answer) - Oxytocin
Breastmilk is low in this nutrient but it's almost all bioavailabile - (correct Answer) - Iron
Nerves that empty the breast - (correct Answer) - Thoracic
The number one reason that mothers stop breastfeeding is concern about low - (correct Answer) - Milk
supply
Hormone that increases with frequent nipple stimulation - (correct Answer) - Prolactin
Hormone secreted by the placenta - (correct Answer) - Progesterone
Promotes the release of gastrin - (correct Answer) - Touch
Smoking moms may wean early because - (correct Answer) - prolactin levels are low
Pacifier use by tube fed babies who were born prematurely may - (correct Answer) - Increase their
weight gain
The FDA reports - (correct Answer) - There's no consistent pattern of who does and doesn't make
formula safely.
Pituitary function may be impaired permanently with - (correct Answer) - Sheehan's syndrome
Cows milk allergy is associated with about how many cases of reflux - (correct Answer) - 50%
Formula contamination is greater in what type formula - (correct Answer) - Powdered
LACTATION CONSULTANT
Who collects the most comprehensive bf stats in the US? - (correct Answer) - CDC
What does prolactin do? - (correct Answer) - Cause milk to be made
What does oxytocin do? - (correct Answer) - Cause contractions which move the milk
What causes oxytocin to be released - (correct Answer) - Frequent feeding and milk removal
Lactogensis III requires what to succeed - (correct Answer) - Frequent milk removal and nipple
stimulation
The fat content of milk suckled by the baby is determined by - (correct Answer) - The speed in which the
Baby removes the milk
What is the most effective at increasing gastrin and cck - (correct Answer) - Feeding with species specific
milk
Studies on childhood obesity demonstrate that - (correct Answer) - Breastfed babies are less likely to be
obese
When undernourished moms were supplemented with extra energy in their diet they - (correct Answer)
- Responded to their infant appropriately
Harmful bacteria have difficulty growing in breastfed baby's gut because the composition of milk -
(correct Answer) - Fosters the growth of good bacteria that crowd out other organisms.
Alveolar cells are the - (correct Answer) - Milk making cells
Myoepithelial cells are the - (correct Answer) - Smooth muscle cells that move the milk
The two pathways that control lactation are - (correct Answer) - Prolactin and oxytocin
Prolactin is dependent upon - (correct Answer) - Nipple stimulation
Associated with obesity in formula fed infants - (correct Answer) - Hyperinsulemia
GI hormone that causes fullness - (correct Answer) - Cholecystokinin
Myoepithelial cells - (correct Answer) - Muscle cells around the alveolus
The last part of feeding - (correct Answer) - Hindmilk
Period when baby is not at breast - (correct Answer) - Interbout period
Nothing other than human milk - (correct Answer) - Exclusive bf
, Paracellular pathway - (correct Answer) - Elevated prolactin levels close this
oxytocin releasing mechanism - (correct Answer) - Baby hand massage
Produced by hormones of pregnancy - (correct Answer) - Colostrum
Conducts systematic reviews - (correct Answer) - Cochrane collaboration
Cellular lock for a chemical key - (correct Answer) - Receptor site
Anabolism - (correct Answer) - Storing energy for growth
Carb found only in mammal milk - (correct Answer) - Lactose
Cholecystokinin helps babies feel a sense of - (correct Answer) - Satiety
Glands that secrete lactation hormones - (correct Answer) - Pituitary
A cluster of milk making cells - (correct Answer) - Alveoli
Stage that begins with the delivery of the placenta - (correct Answer) - Lactogenesis II
Newborn milk - (correct Answer) - Colostrum
Hormone responsible for milk ejection - (correct Answer) - Oxytocin
Breastmilk is low in this nutrient but it's almost all bioavailabile - (correct Answer) - Iron
Nerves that empty the breast - (correct Answer) - Thoracic
The number one reason that mothers stop breastfeeding is concern about low - (correct Answer) - Milk
supply
Hormone that increases with frequent nipple stimulation - (correct Answer) - Prolactin
Hormone secreted by the placenta - (correct Answer) - Progesterone
Promotes the release of gastrin - (correct Answer) - Touch
Smoking moms may wean early because - (correct Answer) - prolactin levels are low
Pacifier use by tube fed babies who were born prematurely may - (correct Answer) - Increase their
weight gain
The FDA reports - (correct Answer) - There's no consistent pattern of who does and doesn't make
formula safely.
Pituitary function may be impaired permanently with - (correct Answer) - Sheehan's syndrome
Cows milk allergy is associated with about how many cases of reflux - (correct Answer) - 50%
Formula contamination is greater in what type formula - (correct Answer) - Powdered
