Superior mesenteric aery supplies?
Correct Answer: Colon
Description: Superior mesenteric aery: It is a unpaired vessel that arises anteriorly from abdominal aoa at the level of L1. It supplies the midgut (from second pa of duodenum to proximal one half of transverse colon) and pancreas. BranchesInferior pancreaticoduodenal aeryLeft-sidedJejunal branchesIleal branchesRight-sidedIleocolic aeryRight colic aeryMiddle colic aeryMarginal aery of DrummondThe terminal branches of the ileocolic, right colic and middle colic aeries of superior mesenteric aeries along with the terminal branches of the left colic aery and sigmoid branches of the inferiro mesenteric aery forms a continuous aerial circle or arcade along the inner border of the colon. This is known as the marginal aery of Drummond.
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