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CLC Practice Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A GRADED
Question 1: Who collects the most comprehensive bf stats in the
US?
CORRECT ANSWER : CDC
Question 2: What does prolactin do?
CORRECT ANSWER : Cause milk to be made
Question 3: What does oxytocin do?
CORRECT ANSWER : Cause contractions which move the milk
Question 4: What causes oxytocin to be released
CORRECT ANSWER : Frequent feeding and milk removal
Question 5: Lactogensis III requires what to succeed
CORRECT ANSWER : Frequent milk removal and nipple
stimulation
Question 6: The fat content of milk suckled by the baby is
determined by
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CORRECT ANSWER : The speed in which the Baby removes
the milk
Question 7: What is the most effective at increasing gastrin and
cck
CORRECT ANSWER : Feeding with species specific milk
Question 8: Studies on childhood obesity demonstrate that
CORRECT ANSWER : Breastfed babies are less likely to be
obese
Question 9: When undernourished moms were supplemented
with extra energy in their diet they
CORRECT ANSWER : Responded to their infant appropriately
Question 10: 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.
Question 11: Alveolar cells are the
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CORRECT ANSWER : Milk making cells
Question 12: Myoepithelial cells are the
CORRECT ANSWER : Smooth muscle cells that move the milk
Question 13: The two pathways that control lactation are
CORRECT ANSWER : Prolactin and oxytocin
Question 14: Prolactin is dependent upon
CORRECT ANSWER : Nipple stimulation
Question 15: Associated with obesity in formula fed infants
CORRECT ANSWER : Hyperinsulemia
Question 16: GI hormone that causes fullness
CORRECT ANSWER : Cholecystokinin
Question 17: Myoepithelial cells
CORRECT ANSWER : Muscle cells around the alveolus
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