View. comments. She's never hidden her love of plastic surgery-but Cher's latest attempt to Turn Back Time was on display for all to see at the London premiere of her new movie Burlesque on Monday. The music legend was spotted sporting sticky tape at the edge of her jawline, in an old Hollywood face-tightening trick.
Terms to Know. Umbilical cord: A cord that connects the developing baby to the mother in utero. The umbilical cord attaches to the baby at the abdomen and to the mother at the placenta. The cord forms during the fifth week of gestation (seventh week of pregnancy). Add to your pregnancy vocabulary.
The cord is not directly connected to the mother's circulatory system, but instead joins the placenta, which transfers materials to and from the mother's blood without allowing direct mixing. The length of the umbilical cord is approximately equal to the crown-rump length of the fetus throughout pregnancy. The umbilical cord in a full term neonate is usually about 50 centimeters (20 in) long and about 2 centimeters (0.75 in) in diameter.