LP7676-2
Umbilical cord
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Descriptions
In placental mammals, the umbilical cord is a tube that connects a developing embryo or fetus to its placenta. It contains one or two major vessels, buried within Wharton's jelly, for the exchange of nutrient - and oxygen -rich blood between the embryo and placenta. In the third stage of labour, the uterus expels the placenta along with the cord from the mother's body. After the cord is separated from the placenta, the umbilical stub on the newborn's belly dries and comes off after a few days. It leaves only a small scar (the umbilicus) behind. In humans, the cord is clamped or cut after birth. The umbilical cord is made of Wharton's jelly, not ordinary skin and connective tissue. There are no nerves, so cutting it is not painful. There is ordinarily no significant loss of either infant or maternal blood while cutting the cord. In some cultures the umbilical cord is cut by the father of the baby. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Umbilical cord (Wikipedia)
The flexible structure, giving passage to the umbilical arteries and vein, which connects the embryo or fetus to the placenta. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Umbilical cord
- Part Display Name
- Umbilical cord
- Part Type
- System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
- Created On
- 2000-05-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Umbilical cord
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Пуповина |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 脐带 |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Cordone ombelicale |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ομφάλιος λώρος Synonyms: Ομφάλιος λώρος |
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