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Vitelline veins


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A pair of vitelline veins, which develop at week 3 of gestation in humans, transport blood from the yolk sac to the heart.

TThe vitelline veins enter the body of the embryo via the yolk sac , form a network around the duodenum of the digestive tract, and then enter and cross the septum transversum, on their way to the heart.
Vitelline veins
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