Which of the following structure in foetal life becomes ligamentum teres in adult life?
Correct Answer: Umbilical vein
Description: The left umbilical vein persists as a channel that carries blood from the placenta through ductus venosus to the hepatic poion of the inferior venacava (IVC) while the right umbilical vein regresses. After bih, the left umbilical vein forms the ligamentum teres and the ductus venous the ligamentum venosum respectively.
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