Medical Action Ontology

Last uploaded: July 29, 2024
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010260
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010260
Preferred Name

umbilical blood vessel

Definitions
One of the three blood vessels, usually one large umbilical vein and two small umbilical arteries, buried within Wharton's jelly, that transport blood to and from the placenta, where exchange between the mother and fetus takes place; the umbilical vein carries oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the placenta to the fetus, and the umbilical arteries carry deoxygenated, nutrient-depleted blood from the fetus to the placenta.
Synonyms
umbilical cord blood vessels
umbilical vasculature
umbilical vessel
allantoic vessel
umbilical cord blood vessel
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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