Preferred Label : umbilical blood vessel;
Uberon definition : 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.;
Uberon synonym : allantoic vessel; umbilical vessel; umbilical cord blood vessel;
Uberon related term : umbilical cord blood vessels; umbilical vasculature;
Origin ID : 0010260;
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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.
