not sure if this is even true or not, but I found it on the Internet: After birth the umbilical cord is no longer needed and transforms itself (the internal portions that were necessary for fetal circulation; yes the umbilical cord is present after the belly button also) into mostly ligaments. The umbilical ligaments stretch to your bladder and anchor it in place. Parts of the umbilical cord also develop into the round ligament of the liver and the gastroduodenal ligament which help anchor the live to the stomach and keep it in plcae in the abdominal cavity. ------------- There were quite a few explanations, but that one was the easiest to understand. Was that Gracie that asked?
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but what's the answer?????
now see, I'd have just said "your guts" and called it good. ha ha!
not sure if this is even true or not, but I found it on the Internet: After birth the umbilical cord is no longer needed and transforms itself (the internal portions that were necessary for fetal circulation; yes the umbilical cord is present after the belly button also) into mostly ligaments. The umbilical ligaments stretch to your bladder and anchor it in place. Parts of the umbilical cord also develop into the round ligament of the liver and the gastroduodenal ligament which help anchor the live to the stomach and keep it in plcae in the abdominal cavity.
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There were quite a few explanations, but that one was the easiest to understand. Was that Gracie that asked?
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