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Slideshow: Clinical Highlights

The Umbilical Vein

#353, Slide 22 of 58

7 weeks, 4 days

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Label Key:

1. liver seen through abdominal wall
2. midline abdominal raphe
3. vitelline vessels (yolk stalk)
4. umbilical vein
5. loops of bowel within base of umbilical cord
All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
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