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How many vessels are contained in the umbilical cord?
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4
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What are the 4 vessels contained within an umbilical cord?
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-2 umbilical arteries
-1 umbilical vein -1 allantoic duct |
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What do the umbilical arteries carry?
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Deoxygenated blood from the baby back to the placenta
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What does the umbilical vein carry?
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oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus
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What does the allantoic duct carry?
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Nitrogenous waste - removes it from the fetal bladder.
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What is a single umbilical artery associated with?
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Chromosomal and congenital abnormalities.
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What is meckel's diverticulum?
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Persistance of the Vitelline duct, which attaches the GI tract to the placenta.
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What is the Rule of 2's for Meckel's Diverticulum? (7 things)
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-2% of population
-2 feet from ileocecal valve -2 inches in length -2% symptomatic -2 types of ectopic tissue (gastric and pancreatic) -2 = common presentation age -2x more common in males |
