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Cardiovascular System > Blood Vessels > Arteries > Umbilical Arteries
Embryonic Structures > Fetus > Umbilical Cord > Umbilical Arteries

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Umbilical Arteries  

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Scope note

  • Specialized arterial vessels in the umbilical cord. They carry waste and deoxygenated blood from the FETUS to the mother via the PLACENTA. In humans, there are usually two umbilical arteries but sometimes one.

History note

  • 68(64)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014469

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