Open AccessSingle umbilical artery
Author(s) -
Shanthi Ramesh,
Sangeetha Hariprasath,
Gunasekaran Anandan,
Ponnumony John Solomon,
Vivek Vijayakumar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.155815
Subject(s) - placenta , umbilical cord , fetus , umbilical vein , umbilical artery , medicine , single umbilical artery , vein , anatomy , artery , agenesis , cardiology , pregnancy , biology , biochemistry , genetics , in vitro
The umbilical cord usually contains two arteries and one vein. The vein carries the oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus. The arteries carry the deoxygenated blood and the waste products from the fetus to the placenta. Occasionally, primary agenesis or secondary atrophy of one of the arteries occurs resulting in single umbilical artery.