Chapter 6-Nutrition
during Lactation
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, What are some barriers to breastfeeding? - Answer: lack of proper location,
lack of support from friends and family,
not enough time, too tired,
unsupportive fathers
(breast is more of a sex organ for them)
Mammary gland - Answer: source of milk for offspring, the breast
Alveoli - Answer: rounded or oblong shaped cavity present in breast
secretory cells - Answer: cells in acinus (milk gland) that are responsible for secreting milk components
into ducts
Myoepithelial cells - Answer: line the alveoli and can contract to cause milk to be secreted into ducts
Role of oxytocin in lactation? - Answer: Hormone produced during letdown that causes milk to eject
into ducts
What are lobes? - Answer: Rounded structures of mammary glands
Lactogenesis - Answer: term for human milk production
Prolactin - Answer: A hormone necessary for milk production
What are the functional units of breastfeeding? - Answer: Alveoli in mammary glands
What is the composition of a functional unit? - Answer: Composed of secretory cells with a duct in the
center
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