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Newborn Nutrition Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first milk secreted from the mammary glands after giving birth, rich in antibodies?

a)

Oxytocin

b)

Colostrum

c)

Prolactin

d)

Lactation

2.

Which hormone stimulates milk production after childbirth?

a)

Oxytocin

b)

Letdown Reflex

c)

Le Leche League

d)

Prolactin

3.

What is the moment when the breast transitions from storing milk to actively releasing it, making it available for the baby?

a)

Rooting reflex

b)

Letdown Reflex

c)

Swallowing reflex

d)

Meconium

4.

What is the primary structural component of the human brain, cerebral cortex, skin, and retina?

a)

Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)

b)

Arachidonic Acid (ARA)

c)

Probiotics

d)

Colostrum

5.

What is important in the metabolism, especially in the synthesis of prostaglandins and leukotrienes, and is an essential constituent of the diet?

a)

Probiotics

b)

ARA

c)

DHA

d)

Rooting Reflex

6.

What is a complex reflex mechanism by which food is pushed from the oral cavity into the esophagus and then pushed into the stomach?

a)

Rooting Reflex

b)

Letdown Reflex

c)

Swallowing Reflex

d)

Prolactin

7.

What is the automatic oral action a healthy newborn makes?

a)

Letdown Reflex

b)

Rooting Reflex

c)

Swallowing Reflex

d)

Meconium

8.
  • What is the secretion of milk by the mammary glands?

a)

Oxytocin

b)

Mammary gland

c)

Lactogenesis

d)

Lactation

9.

What is a hormone to that is used to induce or stimulate uterine contractions?

a)

Oxytocin

b)

Prolactin

c)

Colostrum

d)

Lactation

10.

What is a gland in a woman's breast or in a female animal that produces milk?

a)

Lactation

b)

Mammary Gland

c)

Oxytocin

11.

What is the action of bringing swallowed food up again to the mouth

a)

regurgitation

b)

lactation

c)

Prolactain

d)

Rooting Reflex

12.

What is the dark green substance forming the first feces of a newborn infant?

a)

Lactation

b)

Oxytocin

c)

Lactogenesis

d)

Meconium

13.


What is the process of developing the ability to secrete milk and involves the maturation of alveolar cells.

a)

Lactogenesis

b)

Prolactain

c)

Oxytocin

d)

Lactation