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an umbilicus cord is a cord which babies have inside a mother to provide nutrients to a baby when it is inside a mother

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umbilicus (like umbilical cord)


This structure in the fetus carries oxygen-rich blood from the mother to the baby?

Umbilicus or umbilical cord


What tube contains blood vessels that nourish fetus?

That is the the Umbilicus, or Umbilical cord. It attaches right in the center of the fetal belly.


What is the small scar where the umbilical cord was attached called?

The small scar where the umbilical cord was attached is called the umbilicus, commonly known as the belly button. After birth, the umbilical cord is clamped and cut, leaving behind this small scar that can be either an innie or an outie, depending on how the tissue heals. The umbilicus marks the spot where the fetus was connected to the placenta for nutrient and oxygen exchange during pregnancy.


What body surface is the umbilicus located at?

The umbilicus or belly button is an scar in the abdominal wall. The foetus receives its blood supply and nutrients from the mother through the placenta. Once the child is born the umbilicus is cut to separate the baby from the placenta and this heals as a remnant scar in the abdominal wall.


Where is the arms in relation to the umbilicus using directional terminology?

The arms are superior to and lateral to the umbilicus.


What tube carriers blood oxygen and nutrients from the placenta to the developing child?

The umbilical cord is made up of three blood vessels: two smaller arteries which carry blood to the placenta and a larger vein which returns blood to the fetus.


Is the umbilicus inferior to the sternum?

The sternum is superior to the umbilicus.


Is the umbilicus caudal to the chin?

the umbilicus is caudal to the chin


Is the umbilicus inferior to the chin?

the umbilicus is caudal to the chin


What is the small scar where umbilical cord was attached?

The small scar where the umbilical cord was attached is called the umbilicus or belly button. It is formed when the umbilical cord is cut after birth and eventually dries up and falls off, leaving a small scar.


Umbilicus is a latin word that means?

"Umbilicus" means "navel."