CERTIFIED BREASTFEED ING
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Question :Where does breast tissue normally develop?
Correct answer:Along the breast line
located from under the arms down to the groin
Question :What are the 3 stages of early breast
development?
Correct answer:1. In utero
- First 2 months of life
- Puberty
Question :Breast development during menstruation
Correct answer:- Estrogen: Induces Ductal System development
Progesterone: Induces Lobular-Alveolar development
Question :What is Lactogenesis?
Correct answer:The initiation of milk production
Question :How many stages of Lactogensis are there?
Correct answer:4
Question :What stages of Lactogenesis occur during
pregnancy?
Correct answer:1 and 2
Question :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
Question :When does Lactogenesis 1 occur?
Correct answer:around 16 weeks
Question :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
Question :How long does Lactogenesis 2 last?
Correct answer:2-4 days
Question :What are the 5 main areas of the breast?
Correct answer:- Upper Inner
Lower Inner
Upper Outer
Lower Outer
Tail of Spence
Question :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)
Question :What is an Alveolus
Correct answer:Small cavity where milk is produced and
stored
made of epithelial cells
Question :What are Alveoli?
Correct answer:multiple alveolus
Question :What is the Intra-lobular duct?
Correct answer:Connects a lobule to the lactiferous ducts
Question :What is a Mammary Lobule?
Correct answer:10-100 alveoli combined together
Question :What are Lactiferous Ducts?
Correct answer:connects mammary lobules/intra-lobular
ducts to the nipple
Question :Breast Anatomy
Correct answer:
Question :What surrounds the breast tissue?
Correct answer:Fat
Nerves Lymph Tissue Vascular Network Myoepithelial Cells