umbilical cord Flashcards
In what condition does the infant’s intestines, liver, or other organs stick outside of the belly through the belly button. The organs are covered in a thin, nearly transparent sac that hardly ever is open or broken?
Omphalocele
In what birth defect is there a hole in the abdominal wall beside the belly button?
Gastroschisis
A condition in which the intestine protrudes through the abdominal muscles at the belly button.
Umbilical herniation
Cystic lesion of the umbilical cord caused by persistence and dilation of a segment of the
omphalomesenteric duct is called ___________
Omphalomesenteric cyst
What is an angiomatous nodule containing and encompassed by edema and myxomatous degeneration of Wharton’s jelly, often cystic?
Hemangioma of the cord
The extravasation of blood, mainly venous, in the Wharton’s jelly that covers the umbilical vessels is called _________
Hematoma of the cord
What is the Occlusion of one or more vessels of the umbilical cord; primarily occurs in middle of umbilical vein?
Thrombosis of the umbilical vessels
Knotted umbilical cord is called a _____________.
True knot of cord
Seen when blood vessels are longer than cord
False knot of cord
Cord around fetal neck
Nuchal cord
Cord implants into edge of placenta
Battledore placenta
Cord inserts into the membranes before it enters placenta is _________
Membranous/Velamentous insertion
When the cord lies below the presenting part
Prolapse of the cord
Presence of umbilical cord vessel crossing the internal os of cervix
Vasa previa