Labels:daily OCR: UMBILICAL CORD THE UMBILICAL CORD ISa ropelike structure that connects an unborn baby to an organ called the placenta, which 18 attached to the mother's uterus At the time of birth, the um bilical cord 53 cm (21 inches long It contains vein which carries blood rich in oxy ygen and nutrients from the mother to her growing baby. also contains two arteries, which carry wastes, like carbon dioxide away from the baby and back the other The mother' arteries in contrast transport oxygen -rich blood and her veins transport blood low in oxygen UMBILICAI hich
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