The median umbilical ligament is a structure in human anatomy. It is a shrivelled piece of tissue that represents the remnant of the embryonic urachus. It extends from the apex of the bladder to the umbilicus, on the deep surface of the anterior abdominal wall. It is unpaired. It is covered by the median umbilical fold Lateral to this structure are the medial umbilical ligament (which is a different structure, not to be confused) and the lateral umbilical ligament. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_umbilical_ligament ]
Synonyms: median umbilical ligament
Term information
- SCTID:89583000
- FMA:16568
- EMAPA:29637
- Wikipedia:Median_umbilical_ligament
Term relations
- remnant of embryonic structure
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some abdomen
- immediate transformation of some urachus
- connects some apex of urinary bladder
- develops from some urachus