The connecting cord from the developing embryo to the placenta. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilical_cord MP:0001725 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9144284 ]
Synonyms: chorda umbilicalis funiculus umbilicalis
Term information
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- UMLS:C0041633 (ncithesaurus:Umbilical_Cord)
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The connecting cord from the developing embryo or fetus to the placenta. During prenatal development, the umbilical cord comes from the same zygote as the fetus and (in humans) normally contains two arteries (the umbilical arteries) and one vein (the umbilical vein), buried within Wharton's jelly. The umbilical vein supplies the fetus with oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the placenta.property_value, external_definition the umbilical arteries return the deoxygenated, nutrient-depleted blood[WP].
Term relations
- extraembryonic structure
- connects some placenta
- connects some embryo
- develops from some connecting stalk