I'm trying to figure that out right now. (pokes bellybutton) Nope, still can't figure it out.
2007-10-19 15:19:10 · 52 answers · asked by skrdude8389 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Obviously it served its purpose when we were in our mother's womb, but I'm talking about now. It has to have some sort of function even now.
2007-10-19 15:24:29 · update #1
You asked Be prepared: I've been doing homework. Sorry. :(
2007-10-19 15:29:51 · update #2
1. Storage for small objects.
2. Bull's eye for tickling.
3. Alcoholic shot holder.
4. Possible piercing point for women (And some men, if that floats their boat)
5. Pillsbury doughboy's weak point.
6. I'm not 100% sure, but I think if you poke an "Outie", that person will explode!
2007-10-19 15:25:18 · answer #1 · answered by Sky Guy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As a baby develops inside the mother, he or she floats in fluid inside the mother's womb. While the baby is in there, he or she can't breathe air or eat food. That's where the umbilical cord comes in. The umbilical cord is a flexible tube that carries oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the baby. It also carries wastes away from the baby back to the mother, so she can get rid of them. Your belly button marks the spot where your umbilical cord was once attached.
When the baby is born, he or she lets out a cry. This lets everyone know that the baby can breathe on his or her own. The baby will also soon be drinking milk and getting rid of wastes on his or her own - as anybody who has seen a dirty diaper will tell you!
The brand-new baby doesn't need an umbilical cord anymore. The doctor cuts the umbilical cord and a tiny stump is left. When this stump falls off after a few weeks, the baby is left with his or her very own baby belly button.
2007-10-19 15:22:34 · answer #2 · answered by lbear 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It doesn't have a function. It's just a mark that's been left from being born.
Although, you can make up functions for it, such as storing that M&M for later.
EDIT: No, the "belly button" didn't serve a purpose before you were born because you didn't have a "belly button". You still had the umbilical cord and THAT had a purpose.
2007-10-19 15:22:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When we were in our mother's womb, we had an umbilical cord connected to feed the baby with the nutrients, vitamins and food that our mother ate. It got cut off after birth, which leaves a belly button.
2007-10-19 15:22:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is where the baby's umbilical cord was attached to the mother and where nutrients reached the baby. Then when the baby was born, the doctor or maybe the father of the baby or another family member cut the cord and part of the cord was still left. That small part of cord that was left was kept clean until it finally fell off on its own and then it became either an outtie or an innie belly button. I like to play with my husband's and vice versa. :o)
2007-10-19 15:26:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ever see a litter of puppies being born? They are the place where the umbilical cord attaches to the fetus pups as they grow in the mother. For people, they are a place to insert bits of shiny metal.
2007-10-19 15:24:39 · answer #6 · answered by Don S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once you exit the womb nothing... When you were in your mother's belly that was your life support. That's where you got all your nutrients from. It's called the umbilical cord. Then when you came out of her it got clamped and snipped and it eventually dries up and falles off and you are left with a belly button.
2007-10-19 15:23:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I dont think it has a purpose after you are born. That was how u ate while in the womb. Now its just a closed up piece of skin that may look cute if u get it pierced.
2007-10-19 15:22:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
that's where you put the catsup when you eat french fries in bed!!!
OK, really - that's the scar left from where your umbilical cord attached. The umbilical cord connected you to the placenta before you were born. The placenta transferred nutrients and oxygen from your mother's body to yours, so that you could grow.
2007-10-19 15:23:19 · answer #9 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you were in the womb you were fed through your belly button from an umbilical cord.
2007-10-19 15:22:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋