Umbilicus

Question: What is the umbilicus cord attached to inside the human body and does it have any purpose for an adult? Where does it go to in an adult person? What is it attached to? Can it be used for a surgical purpose? In a baby, it feeds from the mother. in an adult person, it must go somewhere? If you twingle your belly button, you can feel twinges or toingling inside of you...or is it just me?

Answer: (1) The umbilical cord is cut at childbirth. The remaining nubbin at what will become the belly-button dries up and falls off within a week or two. It has no use to an adult, and thus does not exist except within a pregnant female carrying a live fetus. The remainder of the umbilical cord is expelled from the mother with the rest of the afterbirth. (2) In the womb, the cord attaches the child to the wall of the uterus. Without the cord, the baby would never grow and survive (this goes for all mammals). The baby obviously can't eat, or drink, or breath for itself in the womb. The mother supplies all of this material as pre-digested nutrients and with oxygenated blood to the fetus through the umbilical cord. If this were to be somehow damaged or destroyed, the baby could easily die or suffer a serious physical and/or mental impairment. (3) Surgical purposes? I don't know what that means. But it is currently en vogue to "bank" cord blood extracted at the time of birth for use later, as it is believed to be beneficial in fighting various physical problems that may arise as the child grows. This may also apply to siblings.

Question: What is the umbilicus connected to in an adult? As an infant the umbical cord serves as a life line to the unborn fetus.

Answer: The cord is attached to the placents...the placenta is attached to the uterine wall.

Question: why is the umbilicus not cut during abdominal surgery? and why is the trocar passed in the umbilicus when performing laparoscopic surgery?

Answer: Sh*t man, allz I know is you gonna get cut if you be tryin' to steal any of my hoes. Ask Pimpin' Ken down on 49th St & Howard. He learned da hard way, ya dig?

Question: Is it embarrasing to show the hair below your belly button or umbilicus? Mine is like an extension of pubic hair. Is it also advisable tp shave it or girls prefer seeing it?

Answer: I would leave it alone .Most men grow hair around their navel.It is part of their secondary sexual characteristics. Some have a narrow trail while others have a continuation of their pubic hair where the hair is very wide .Most girls don't mind and may find it is sexy. I have a lot of hair down there and it doesn't bother me at the beach .So enjoy yourself and don't worry.

Question: I feel a strong, bounding pulse just to the left of my umbilicus when laying down , or standing after exertion? I am a 32 year old female, in good health, my BMI is 23, so it's not b/c i am overly thin. i work out an hour + per day, and have always had LOW blood pressure readings. I am worried I have an abdominal aortic aneurysm!

Answer: You likely are feeling the pulsation of your abdominal aorta. It is possible to feel the pulsation of the aorta in normal people without an aneurysm. I examine many patients and feel the pulsation in many people who are not overweight and do not have an AAA. You really have no risk factors for an aneurysm and I think this is extremely unlikely. If you want reassurance, then you can have an ultrasound to evaluate for an aortic aneurysm.

Question: What does Umbilicus urbis Romae mean literally? I do not need historic background. I only need the translation. Thanks

Answer: The navel of the City of Rome. Navel is, figuratively, the centre.

Question: How would I write a nurses notes about a dirty umbilicus?

Answer: Just be descriptive. Do not add any otter comments./

Question: When did the umbilicus first appear? Which is the oldest clade of which umbilical feeding a symplesiomorphy?

Answer: in eve's womb

Question: is there perticular pattern and significans of folds arising from center of umbilicus?

Answer: Dilated veins radiating from the umbilicus, caput medusa, is a sign of portal hypertension. The left umbilical vein regresses after birth, becoming the round ligament of the liver. In some people with cirrhotic livers, the pressure build up reopens the vein and blood diverts to the paraumbilical veins.

Question: my 1month baby's umbilicus was cauterized because of granuloma.The doctor prescribed cefixine. Is it safe fo I am very much concerned for my baby, since starting medication with cefixime, her bowel becomes loose and she passes gas. is it normal or do i need to consult to another doctor?

Answer: When Cefixime is prescribed, the side effects that you should report to your prescriber or health care professional as soon as possible: bloody or watery diarrhea

Question: What did the Umbilicus urbus originally look like?

Answer: The Umbilicus Urbis Romae was a special monument in the Forum Romanum, indicating the symbolic centre of the city: the "Navel of the City of Rome". The remains of the monument are located besides the Arch of Septimius Severus, behind the Rostra and near the Temple of Concord and the Temple of Saturn. What remains of the Umbilicus is a circular structure of solid brickwork, c. 4.45m in diameter. The monument was probably constructed in the 2nd century BCE, but the current ruins are from the time of Septimius Severus. The construction of the Arch of Septimius Severus encroached on the ancient Umbilicus, which was reconstructed to give space to the arch. Fragments of the older monument were used in the new. The Umbilicus Urbis Romae is probably the same as the Mundus, which is also known from literary sources. Legend tells that Romulus had a circular pit dug in the Forum when he founded the city, and all new citizens to Rome had to throw in a handful of dirt from the place of origin and the first fruit of the year into the pit as a sacrifice. The Mundus had a subterranean part and an external part. The Umbilicus Urbis Romae was probably the external part of the Mundus. The Mundus was considered a gate to the underworld. It was opened three times each year, and these days were particularly nefasti as the evil spirits of the underworld could escape.

Question: Where does the umbilicus connect to, inside us, before we start using our mouths to eat? And also, has anybody ever tried keeping the umbilicus open instead of letting it dry up and seal off, so that we could have the option of not choking on our food by keeping three separate orifices; one for food, one for air and one for talking...?

Answer: The umbiblical chord attaches to the belly button. It wouldn't be a suitable way of getting foor into the body, as it doesn't connect to the stomache. Blood flows from the unborn baby, into the placenta where it takes supplies (food, oxygen) out of the mother's blood stream, and then passes back down the umbiblical cord into the child. This wouldn't be a practical method after birth.

Question: Going off someone else's Q...Do you use the term "belly button" or "umbilicus" with your children? Do you think using the "cute" name over the anatomically correct one would cause the child to feel shameful or dirty about his umbilicus? Navel = cute (a good compromise, though). Umbilicus is the correct anatomical term.

Answer: It must be a fun-filled vocabulatory exposition in that domocile! One can only imagine the conversation that takes place over the table of evening repast. "how was your illuminated solar cycle?" "The meteorological events that resulted in the precipitation of frozen dihydrogen oxide caused a multiple vehicular incident on the thoroughfare this solar cycle." Please use normal language with your kids. Belly button is fine. It's a word that will keep your child from being beaten up later in life by other kids. And everyone knows what it is. Let them use "umbilicus" when they pursue a career in medicine.

Question: what is behind the umbilicus of a new born child?

Answer: well as the umbilicus is the belly button then it would be the same as any adult - just muscle.

Question: what is a seeping liquid from the adult umbilicus?

Answer: Sounds like an infection.You should go to a doctor.

Question: hi i have girlfriends who have a line(are they scar?) running vertically from their umbilicus to vulva.Clues? Are they common in women? What are they exactly? I know they are not stretch marks like in preganancy..so what exactly are they? Can they be a sign of illhealth??Thx Puzzled Chris

Answer: It's called a linea nigra. Usually associated with pregnancy, they usually fade after a time postpartum. In darker skinned women they can last a long time. NOT associated with ill health.

Question: Does an unborn baby get her oxygen from amniotic fluid in her lungs, or through the umbilicus?

Answer: Through the cord. Directly into her blood. The fluid is simply used to support the weight and protect the baby. It is breathed into the lungs for practice at breathing, and swallowed to stimulate the growth of the digestive system.

Question: Why are Camper's and Scarpa's fasciae predominantly found below level of umbilicus? As title, thanks. http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/haon…

Answer: because of the type of tissue it is and what is is meant to do - thats my best guess

Question: Has anybody ever heard of another definition of Umbilicus as the attachment to ones offspring? Not the navel.? Psychology question. Looking for anybody who may have heard the word umbilicus to describe the attachment to a loved one - such as offspring or parent. I don't know if this really exists or is it a made up word by someone I know. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer: navel and umbilicus are the same thing. Referring to the umbilical cord and attachment between mother and infant. Philisophically it can also be used to describe the bond between two people. You have heard the expression, "CUT THE CORD?" Very similar indeed to the use of this word as a "bond between two people." The bond or "Umbilicus" as you put it can be many different things, it could be similar looks, problems or even an event such as getting in a car wreck with someone, it is only a term used to discribe a bond (whatever that may be) between two people. There you have it, both the literal definition and the symbolic one. Take care, hope this helps.

Question: why are the inguinal canals, femoral rings and the umbilicus considered to be weak parts of the abdominal wall

Answer: The abdominal wall is formed by three layers of muscles in different directions that gives strength to the abdomen, the inguinal canals, femoral rings and umbilicus are holes in the wall to pass veins , arteries and nerves. That's way they are the weak points .