<P> The umbilical cord enters the fetus via the abdomen , at the point which ( after separation ) will become the umbilicus ( or navel ) . Within the fetus , the umbilical vein continues towards the transverse fissure of the liver , where it splits into two . One of these branches joins with the hepatic portal vein ( connecting to its left branch ) , which carries blood into the liver . The second branch ( known as the ductus venosus ) bypasses the liver and flows into the inferior vena cava , which carries blood towards the heart . The two umbilical arteries branch from the internal iliac arteries , and pass on either side of the urinary bladder into the umbilical cord , completing the circuit back to the placenta . </P>
<P> The umbilical cord enters the fetus via the abdomen , at the point which ( after separation ) will become the umbilicus ( or navel ) . Within the fetus , the umbilical vein continues towards the transverse fissure of the liver , where it splits into two . One of these branches joins with the hepatic portal vein ( connecting to its left branch ) , which carries blood into the liver . The second branch ( known as the ductus venosus ) bypasses the liver and flows into the inferior vena cava , which carries blood towards the heart . The two umbilical arteries branch from the internal iliac arteries , and pass on either side of the urinary bladder into the umbilical cord , completing the circuit back to the placenta . </P>
where does the umbilical cord connect to inside the baby
where does the umbilical cord connect to inside the baby
the abdomen
the abdomen