<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The umbilical artery is a paired artery (with one for each half of the body) that is found in the abdominal and pelvic regions . In the fetus, it extends into the umbilical cord . </P> <P> The umbilical arteries supply deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta . There are usually two umbilical arteries present together with one umbilical vein in the umbilical cord . The umbilical arteries surround the urinary bladder and then carry all the deoxygenated blood out of the fetus through the umbilical cord . Inside the placenta, the umbilical arteries connect with each other at a distance of approximately 5 mm from the cord insertion in what is called the Hyrtl anastomosis . Subsequently, they branch into chorionic arteries or intraplacental fetal arteries . </P> <P> The umbilical arteries are actually the latter of the internal iliac arteries (anterior division of) that supply the hind limbs with blood and nutrients in the fetus . </P>

Does the umbilical artery carry oxygenated blood to the conceptus