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===Meaning===
[[File:PregnancyDiagram.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] of a [[foetus]] in the [[uterus]] including the [[Umbilical Cord]].]]
The [[Umbilical Cord]] is a cord connecting the [[placenta]] of a mother to the [[offspring]] in her [[uterus]].
===About the Umbilical Cord===
: The '''umbilical cord''' allows [[nutrient]]s and [[Oxygen]] to be transported from the [[placenta]] to the [[foetus]] and waste materials from the [[foetus]] to the [[placenta]].
: The 'belly button' is a scar left over from where the '''umbilical cord''' connected to the abdomen.