Re: Can belly buttons fall off ?

Date: Fri Jan 19 20:29:55 2001
Posted By: Gloria Palma, M.D., National Program of Science & Technology in Health, COLCIENCIAS
Area of science: Anatomy
ID: 978896046.An

Message:


The  belly button  or  navel  is  a scar  that  is left  after the  
umbical cord  is  cut  at the  moment  of  birth. The  umbilical  cord is  
the  connection  between the   mother   and  the  unborn  baby. Through 
it,  oxygen  and  nutrients  flow  from  the   mother  to  the  child.
So  no  matter  how  much  you  handle  your  belly  button---it  won't  
fall off!

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