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Umbilical cord

Locate umbilical cord on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.

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placenta: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.

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Umbilical cord

Membranes & placenta

Umbilical cord

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Carries fetal blood between fetus and placenta with connective-tissue protection of the vessels.

Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Connects fetal abdomen with placenta
  2. Normally two arteries and one vein
  3. Vessels embedded in Wharton jelly
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

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Related features & study points (1)

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  • Wharton jelly
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

01How do you identify umbilical cord?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Connects fetal abdomen with placenta. Normally two arteries and one vein. Vessels embedded in Wharton jelly.

02Which vessel carries more oxygenated blood toward fetus?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Umbilical vein; umbilical arteries carry blood from fetus toward placenta.

03Are these vessel names determined by oxygen concentration?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

No. Arteries carry blood away from the heart/circulatory source; veins return it. Oxygenation differs in fetal and pulmonary circuits.

04Which structures should you point out on this reference?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Umbilical arteries; Umbilical vein; Wharton jelly. Carries fetal blood between fetus and placenta with connective-tissue protection of the vessels.

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