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  • Question 1 - A 24 year old mother is breastfeeding her first child. Which of the...

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    • A 24 year old mother is breastfeeding her first child. Which of the following cellular adaptations occurred in her breast tissue to allow her to do this?

      Your Answer: Stromal hypertrophy

      Correct Answer: Lobular hyperplasia

      Explanation:

      Under the influence of oestrogen in pregnancy, there is an increase in the number of lobules which will facilitate lactation.

      Steatocytes occur due to loss of weight and nutritional deficit.

      Metaplasia is a normal physiological process which is due to a change in normal epithelium with another type.

      Lobular atrophy will result in a decreased capacity to provide milk.

    • This question is part of the following fields:

      • Cell Injury & Wound Healing; Female Health
      • Pathology
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