The umbilical cord: Select one: A. separates from the placenta shortly after birth. B. carries oxygen to the baby via the umbilical vein. C. contains two veins and one large umbilical artery. D. carries blood away from the baby via the artery.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The umbilical cord is the flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; which transports nourishment (oxygen, glucose, drugs) to the foetus and removes waste (blood rich in carbon dioxide and depleted in nutrients).

Also the umbilical vein is a vein present in the cord that carries oxygenated blood from the placenta to the growing fetus.

Note: Options A, C and D are inaccurate