Please explain ??: The umbilical cord arises from the placenta and must be attached for that to happen. Perhaps there is another way to describe your question. If not please call the OB and ask them to explain what they really meant.
Structure of Fungi. The main body of most fungi is made up of fine, branching, usually colourless threads called hyphae. Each fungus will have vast numbers of these hyphae, all intertwining to make up a tangled web called the mycelium.
1 Most fungi grow as tubular filaments called hyphae. 2  An interwoven mass of hyphae is called a mycelium. 3  The walls of hyphae are often strengthened with chitin, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine.