Tags: Anatomical Structure.
The median umbilical ligament is a structure in human anatomy. It is a shrivelled piece of tissue that represents the remnant of the embryonic urachus.It extends from the apex of the bladder to the umbilicus on the deep surface of the anterior abdominal wall. It is unpaired.It is covered by the median umbilical foldLateral to this structure are the medial umbilical ligament (which is a different structure not to be confused) and the lateral umbilical ligament.
