Which of the following structure is crossed by root of mesentery?
Correct Answer: Horizontal pa of duodenum
Description: "The root of the mesentery crosses (successively) the third pa of duodenum, abdominal aoa, IVC, right ureter, right psoas major, right genitofemoral nerve and right gonadal vessels.Mesentery is a peritoneal fold that suspend jejunum and ileum from the posterior abdominal wall. It has two layers and two borders. The posterior border is called root of mesentery. Root of mesentery is 15cm long and its line of attachment runs obliquely down ward and to the right from duodenojejunal flexure to the right iliac fossa. Ref: Human Anatomy: Volume II Abdomen and Lower Limb By A. Halim, Page 86
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