Umbilical vein

Umbilical vein
Fetal circulation; the umbilical vein is the large, red vessel at the far left.
Human embryo. Brain and heart represented from right side. Digestive tube and yolk sac in median section. (Umbilical vein labeled at bottom left.)
Details
Drains toInferior vena cava
ArteryUmbilical artery
Identifiers
Latinvena umbilicalis
MeSHD014471
TA98A12.3.12.010
TA25103
FMA70317
Anatomical terminology

The umbilical vein is a vein present during fetal development that carries oxygenated blood from the placenta into the growing fetus. The umbilical vein provides convenient access to the central circulation of a neonate for restoration of blood volume and for administration of glucose and drugs.[1]

The blood pressure inside the umbilical vein is approximately 20 mmHg.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Wang, Y. Vascular biology of the placenta. in Colloquium Series on Integrated Systems Physiology: from Molecule to Function. 2010. Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences.