- Vitelline arteries
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Caption = Model of human embryo 1.3 mm. long. (Vitelline arteries not shown, but vitelline arteries labeled at center left.)
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The vitelline arteries is the arterial counterpart to thevitelline veins . Like the veins, it plays an important role in thevitelline circulation of blood to and from theyolk sac . It is a branch of thedorsal aorta .It gives rise to the
celiac artery ,superior mesenteric artery , andinferior mesenteric artery . [GPnotebook|120913981]References
External links
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* http://isc.temple.edu/marino/embryology/Heart98/heart_text.htm
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* http://www.ana.ed.ac.uk/database/humat/notes/extraemb/yolksac/vitart.htm
* http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/coursepages/M1/embryology/embryo/13cardiovascular_system.htm
* http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/embryo/emb6.htm
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