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Khan Academy: Breastfeeding Letdown Reflex

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Learn how hormones help to coordinate a baby's need for milk (sucking or crying) with a woman's release of milk. [6:52]

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hypothalamus, mammary glands, mechanoreceptors, pituitary gland, khan academy, khan academy: breastfeeding - letdown reflex, lactiferous ducts, lactogenesis, oxytocin neuron, prolactin inhibitory neuron, sensory messages, female reproductive structures and function
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional