Medial umbilical ligament | |
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Details | |
Source | Internal iliac artery |
To | Superior vesical artery, artery to the ductus deferens |
Nerve | Superior hypogastric plexus |
Identifiers | |
Latin | chorda arteriae umbilicalis, ligamentum umbilicale mediale |
TA98 | A12.2.15.026 |
Anatomical terminology |
The medial umbilical ligament, cord of umbilical artery, or obliterated umbilical artery is a paired structure found in human anatomy. It is on the deep surface of the anterior abdominal wall, and is covered by the medial umbilical folds (plicae umbilicales mediales). It is different from the median umbilical ligament, a structure that represents the remnant of the embryonic urachus.