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Proximal pa of umbilical aery gives rise to?

A
Median umbilical ligament
B
lateral umbilical ligament
C
Superior vesical aery
D
Inferior vesical aery
High-Yield Explanation
*Umbilical aeries - seen as continuations of the right and left dorsal aoae, before their fusion. *After fusion, they are seen as lateral branches of the single dorsal aoa *Cross the 5th lumbar intersegmental aery *pa of umbilical aery, btw the aoa and the anastomosis with internal iliac, disappears so that umbilical aery is now seen as a branch of the internal iliac *Post natal life - proximal pa of the umbilical aery becomes the superior vesical aery, while it's distal pa is obliterated to form the medial umbilical ligament (Reference : I B Singh's Embryology, 10th edition, pg 264)

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