A pediatric surgeon is resecting a possible malignant mass from the liver of a neonate with cerebral palsy. The surgeon divides the round ligament of the liver during surgery. A fibrous remnant of which of the following fetal vessels is severed?
(A) Ductus venosus
(B) Ductus arteriosus
(C) Left umbilical vein
(D) Right umbilical vein
(E) Umbilical artery
Ans: (C) Left umbilical vein
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