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    2 Anatomy and Physiology of The Breast and Lactation

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    The document discusses the anatomy and physiology of the breast and lactation. It describes how the breast enlarges during pregnancy due to hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and prolactin. It explains that oxytocin stimulates milk secretion and is released during let down when the baby sucks, causing milk to travel from the alveoli through ducts. Prolactin levels rise with nipple stimulation during breastfeeding, causing alveolar cells to make milk.

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    The document discusses the anatomy and physiology of the breast and lactation. It describes how the breast enlarges during pregnancy due to hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and prolactin. It explains that oxytocin stimulates milk secretion and is released during let down when the baby sucks, causing milk to travel from the alveoli through ducts. Prolactin levels rise with nipple stimulation during breastfeeding, causing alveolar cells to make milk.

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    Anatomy and Physiology of

    the Breast and Lactation


    OBEDENCIO
    SERANIA
    Lactation
    Anatomy and Physiology
    • Breast Enlargement
    During pregnancy and lactation indicate the
    mammary glands are becoming functional
    Breast size before pregnancy does not
    determine the amount of milk a women will
    produce
    Lactation
    Anatomy and Physiology
    • Hormones during pregnancy
    Estrogen stimulates the ductile system to grow,
    then estrogen levels drop after birth
    Progesterone increases the size of alveoli and
    lobes
    Prolactin contributes to increasing the breast
    tissue during pregnancy
    Lactation
    Anatomy and Physiology
    Alveoli secrete milk and contract when
    stimulated
    Oxytocin stimulates milk secretion and is
    released during the let down or milk ejection
    reflex
    After let down, milk travels into the ductules,
    then to the larger- lactiferous or mammary ducts
    Lactation
    Anatomy and Physiology
    •Hormones during breastfeeding
    Prolactin levels rise with nipple stimulation
    Alveolar cells make milk in response to
    prolactin when the baby sucks
    Oxytocin causes the alveoli to squeeze the
    newly produced milk into the duct system
    Lactation
    Anatomy and Physiology
    Physiology of Lactation
    Mammagonesis
    LACTOGENISIS
    LACTOGENISIS
    Pathways for milk secretion by the mammary
    epithelial cells
    LACTOGENISIS
    Galactokinesis
    Galactopoiesis
    Involution

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