what is your belly button for .

Question: what is your belly button for .
- Keywords:
  human body
Asked by 539nenp43 to Tiernan, Sonia, Mossy, Maureen, Bernard on 13 Nov 2018.
- Bernard answered on 13 Nov 2018:
  
  It is a remnant of where your umbilical chord was attached to you when you were in the uterus.It provided you with oxygen and nutrition.
- Sonia Lenehan answered on 13 Nov 2018:
  
  Exactly as Bernard said! The umbilical cord attached you to the placenta and allowed oxygen and nutrition to travel to you from your Mum!
- Maureen answered on 13 Nov 2018:
  
  Bernard and Sonia have got it down! Bellybuttons are a type of scar tissue. Whether you have an innie or an outie depends on how the scar tissue forms.
- Mossy answered on 13 Nov 2018:
  
  It’s where I keep my sweets.