Navel

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Navel
A human navel
Details
Precursor	Umbilical cord Ductus venosus
Artery	Umbilical artery
Vein	Umbilical vein
Identifiers
Latin	umbilicus
MeSH	D014472
TA98	A01.2.04.005
TA2	261
FMA	61584
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The navel (clinically known as the umbilicus; pl.: umbilici or umbilicuses; commonly known as the belly button or tummy button) is a protruding, flat, or hollowed area on the abdomen at the attachment site of the umbilical cord.^[1] All placental mammals have a navel, although it is generally more conspicuous in humans.