Beginner Umbilical Artery Quiz

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Q1. From which artery does the umbilical artery usually arise in the pelvis?

  • Posterior division of the internal iliac artery
  • External iliac artery
  • Inferior mesenteric artery
  • Anterior division of the internal iliac artery

Q2. What is the main function of the umbilical arteries before birth?

  • Carry fetal blood toward the placenta
  • Supply the fetal brain exclusively
  • Carry oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus
  • Drain lymph from the placenta

Q3. How many umbilical arteries are normally present in the umbilical cord?

  • Four
  • Three
  • One
  • Two

Q4. What happens to most of each umbilical artery after birth?

  • It becomes the ligamentum venosum
  • It becomes the medial umbilical ligament
  • It becomes the round ligament of the liver
  • It becomes the median umbilical ligament

Q5. Which part of the adult umbilical artery normally remains patent?

  • Entire distal part to the umbilicus
  • Proximal part
  • Only the placental end
  • No part remains patent

Q6. Which arteries commonly arise from the patent proximal part of the umbilical artery?

  • Superior vesical arteries
  • Superior rectal arteries
  • Inferior epigastric arteries
  • Testicular arteries

Q7. Which organ receives blood from superior vesical branches of the umbilical artery?

  • Spleen
  • Urinary bladder
  • Kidney
  • Gallbladder

Q8. What adult structure represents the obliterated distal umbilical artery?

  • Suspensory ligament of the ovary
  • Medial umbilical ligament
  • Round ligament of the uterus
  • Median umbilical ligament

Q9. Where do the medial umbilical ligaments run?

  • Through the greater sciatic foramina
  • Toward the kidneys on the posterior abdominal wall
  • Toward the umbilicus on the internal anterior abdominal wall
  • Into the femoral canals

Q10. Which statement best describes the umbilical artery after birth?

  • The entire artery becomes the median umbilical ligament
  • It becomes the adult umbilical vein
  • The entire artery remains open to the umbilicus
  • The proximal part remains patent and the distal part becomes a ligament
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