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The umbilical vein is a vein present only during fetal development that carries oxygenated blood from the placenta.
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To what organ does the umbilical vein lead?
placenta
Where does the large vein at the base of the umbilical cord lead to?
the large vein at the base of the umbillica cord goes to the liver in a pig
What is a umbilical vein?
An umbilical vein is one of the blood vessels contained in the umbilical cord. It contributes to fetal circulation.
Which blood vessel contains blood with the highest oxygen level?
Umbilical Vein, all other vessels have varying degrees of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.
Where is the patent umbilical vein found?
The umbilical vein is found in fetuses and newborn infants. Within a week after birth, the umbilical vein is destroyed and replaced by the round ligament of the liver.
Which vessel supply oxygenated blood to placenta a. uterine vein b. umbilical vein c. umbilical artery d. external iliac artery e. external iliac vein?
b. umbilical vein
What is the function of umbilical vein in fetus?
The function of the umbilical vein is to deliver oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus. From the placenta, the umbilical vein courses through the liver via the ductus venosus (fetal shunt), connecting then to the inferior vena cava.
Is the oxygenated blood found in the umbilical vein or in the umbilical arteries?
arteries
What organ does the portal vein lead to?
The inferior vena cava. or the heart. i think.
Vein of the fetal pig that carries oxygenated blood?
There are two veins that carry oxygen they are the Pulmonary vein and the Umbilical vein:-)
What is three differences in the composition of the blood in the umbilical artery and the umbilical vein?
Umbilical vein is saturated with oxygen and devoid of carbon bi oxide. Umbilical arteries has lost much of the oxygen and it is replaced with carbon bi oxide. Umbilical vein is full on digested food material, like amino acids, glucose, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. Umbilical arteries has got waste products of metabolism and lost much of the food material to the fetus. The blood pressure is umbilical vein is very low. The blood pressure in the umbilical arteries is high.
The umbilical cord is formed by the?
umbilical cord contains two arteries and one vein. umbilican vein carries pure blood to the fetal heart and umbilical arteries carry impure blood to the placenta of the mother.
