IBCLC Exam 2023 with 100% correct answers

When does the breast begin to develop in utero? - correct answer 4th week of gestation Where does the primitive milk streak develop - correct answer Bilaterally from the axilla to the groin By the 5th week gestation the milk streak becomes what? - correct answer Mammary Milk Ridge (or milk line) Thickening and inward growth into the chest wall continues during what weeks gestation? - correct answer 7-8 weeks gestation Between weeks 12 and 16 gestation specialized cells differentiate into what? - correct answer Smooth muscles of the nipple and areola What forms the mammary pit? - correct answer Lactiferous ducts and their branches open into a shallow epithelial depression What creates an inverted nipple? - correct answer When the Mammary pit fails to elevate What is witches milk? - correct answer After birth, a neonate's mammary tissue (under the influence of maternal hormones) might recreate colostral like fluid At what age do the primary and secondary ducts grow and divide and form the terminal end buds that become the alveoli? - correct answer 10-12 years old When does complete development of mammary function occur? - correct answer During pregnancy