GK QUESTION#3676
Normally, how many arteries are there in an umbilical cord?
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B. Two
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A normal human umbilical cord contains two umbilical arteries and one umbilical vein. The arteries carry fetal blood toward the placenta; the vein returns blood from the placenta to the fetus. Anatomical variations such as a single umbilical artery can occur.