Search Results for: umbilical
Amniotic sac
Definition noun, plural: amniotic sacs Fluid-filled sac where the embryo or fetus is suspended in the uterus or in the of... Read More
Peritoneum
What is the Peritoneum? The term peritoneum refers to the serous membrane that constitutes the biologically active inner... Read More
Human Reproduction
Terminology and Concepts Primary reproductive organs are called gonads - testes in the male and ovaries in the female.... Read More
Sagittal plane
The sagittal plane is the plane that allows us to see the world in bilateral symmetry. Whether reaching for a high shelf,... Read More
Hypogastric region
Definition ''noun, plural: hypogastria" An anatomical term used to refer to the lowermost median region of the... Read More
Pubic region
pubic region The lower central region of the abdomen below the umbilical region. Synonym: hypogastrium, regio... Read More
Fossa ovarica
Fossa ovarica --> ovarian fossa a depression in the parietal peritoneum of the pelvis; it is bounded in front by the... Read More
Rummel tourniquet
Rummel tourniquet A tourniquet fashioned by passing an umbilical tape around a vessel and bringing both ends through a short... Read More
Ovarian fossa
ovarian fossa A depression in the parietal peritoneum of the pelvis; it is bounded in front by the obliterated umbilical... Read More
Battledore placenta
Battledore placenta a placenta in which the umbilical cord is attached at the border; so-called because of the fancied... Read More
Sinus venosus
Definition noun In embryo, the cavity caudad of cardiac tube where the veins from the intra- and extraembryonic circulatory... Read More
Sexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction involving the fusion of haploid female gamete (egg cell) and haploid male... Read More
Brandt-andrews manoeuvre
Brandt-andrews manoeuvre The expression of the placenta by grasping the umbilical cord with one hand and placing the other... Read More
Growth and Development of a Human Baby
Continued from the initial human reproduction of the previous page in this tutorial. Upon arrival in the uterus, the... Read More