Umbilical artery

Umbilical artery
Fetal circulation; the umbilical vein is the large, red vessel at the far left. The umbilical arteries are purple and wrap around the umbilical vein.
Scheme of placental circulation.
Details
Source	Internal iliac artery
Branches	Superior vesical artery artery of the ductus deferens
Vein	Umbilical vein
Identifiers
Latin	arteria umbilicalis
MeSH	D014469
TA98	A12.2.15.020
TA2	4316
TE	artery_by_E6.0.1.3.0.0.4 E6.0.1.3.0.0.4
FMA	18820
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The umbilical artery is a paired artery (with one for each half of the body) that is found in the abdominal and pelvic regions. In the fetus, it extends into the umbilical cord.