ناف belly button / navel

What's a Belly Button?

Your belly button marks the spot where your umbilical (say: um-BIL-ih-kul) cord was once attached. This cord is a soft, bendable tube that carried nutrients — vitamins and minerals — from your mother to you, back when you were in her belly (womb).

A belly button is also called a navel.

NAMES FOR BELLY BUTTONS

• umbilicus, the medical or scientific name
• navel
• tummy button
• omphalos, or omphalus, Greek for navel. In Greek mythology*, it’s the place where life began on Earth

navel, also called umbilicus, plural umbilici, or umbilicuses, in anatomy, a small depression in the abdominal wall at the point of attachment of the umbilical cord (q.v.). It indicates the point through which the mammalian fetus obtained nourishment from its mother through the blood vessels of the umbilical cord.

Your belly button, also called your navel, is where your umbilical cord attached you to your mother before you were born. All mammals have belly buttons—although others are often hidden by fur.

Navel Types

The umbilicus anatomy is unique to each individual because it is a scar. Many different naval types have been classified by different medical practitioners. The different naval types that have been classified are as follows:

1.Outie: When the umbilical tip is protruding out of the periumbilical skin, it is known as an outie.

The shape of such a navel is not concave. Such naval types are further sub-classified as given below:

• Swirly/Spiral: In this case, the navel is in the shape of a swirl and is a rare navel body form.

• Split Navel: This kind of navel is like a coffee bean, as the protruding umbilical scar is extending outward but is split into two by a fissure either in part or fully.

• Protrusion: In this type, the navel is completely and fully exposed and divulged.

• Circlet: It is of a doughnut shape because the fissure is located in the centre of the umbilical scar. The centre of the knot is inset by the deep fissure.

2.Innie: Any navel that is concave and the tip does not protrude past the periumbilical skin is known as an innie.

• Round Shape: Navels that are round and are completely circular with no hooding.

• Vertical Shape: These navels are in the form of an elongate hollow parallel with linea alba.

• Oval: There are three variants of this form that are superior hooding, inferior hooding and no hooding.

• T-Shaped: This scar is in T-shape and may have superior hooding to various extents.

• Horizontal: This type of scar is less visible because the natural lines of the fibrous band of tendinous intersection fold over the scar.

3.Distorted: Any of the navel types that cannot be classified into either of the classes is classified under distorted.

Is it safe to have a navel piercing?

Women pierce their belly buttons for various reasons, such as fashion, self-expression, cultural significance, confidence boost, and body modification.

A piercing on your belly button is more likely to get infected than other body parts because of its shape. It's easy for bacteria to hole up inside it. If the piercing needle wasn't sterile, there's a chance you could get serious infections like hepatitis or tetanus. Tearing.

What kills belly button odor?

The best way to prevent belly button odor is to keep the area clean. To do that, you can apply antibacterial soap to a washcloth or your finger and gently clean your belly button when you take a shower or bath.

BELLY BUTTON HEALTH

• DON’T poke at your belly button with anything sharp.
• DO give your belly button a gentle wash with some soap and a cloth when you’re in the bath or the shower as fluff from your clothes and dirt can collect in there.
• DO tell an adult if your belly button hurts, smells or looks red.

Reference:

• kidsnews.com.au/explainers/what-are-belly-buttons-and-why-does-mine-look-like-it-does
• healthline.com/health/baby/infected-umbilical-cord#symptoms
• vedantu.com/biology/navel
• britannica.com/science/navel
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navel
• kidshealth.org/en/kids/navel.html

See also:

How to Clean Your Belly Button and Prevent Infection University of Pittsburgh Medical Center