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This anatomical site is found through superficial dissection to expose the junction between the umbilical stalk (US) and the LA, where distinct fibers seem to form a unique ligament\u2010like structure in normal adult anatomy. This point, in fact, is part of a circular fibrous structure that exists almost like a ring around the remnant US. It is formed by the fusion of oblique and transverse fibers of the LA with circular fibers from proliferation of an encircling band of compact mesoderm to close a patent umbilical ring. We describe and name this anatomical landmark as <jats:italic>junctio circularis alba<\/jats:italic> or the \u201ccircular junction of the LA\u201d as encountered in normal adult human anatomy. 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