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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 [[urinary bladder|bladder]] to the [[umbilicus]], on the deep surface of the anterior abdominal wall. It is unpaired.

It is covered by the '''median umbilical fold'''

Lateral to this structure are the [[medial umbilical ligament]] (which is a different structure, not to be confused) and the [[lateral umbilical ligament]].

==Uses==
It may be used as a landmark for surgeons who are performing [[laparoscopy]], such as laparoscopic [[inguinal hernia]] repair. Other than this, it has no function in a born human and may be cut or removed with impunity.

==External links==
* Median umbilical ligament
** {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|36|01|01}} - "The inguinal canal and derivation of the layers of the spermatic cord."
** {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|44|04|01|05}} - "The Male Pelvis: The Urinary Bladder"
** {{SUNYAnatomyImage|7|5|76}}

* Median umbilical fold
** {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|36|03|12}} - "Internal surface of the anterior abdominal wall."

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