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Exploratory laparoscopy was performed on a 34-year-old male, following a successful emergency appendectomy. Which of the following anatomic relationships would be seen clearly, without dissection, when the surgeon exposes the beginning of the jejunum?

AThe second portion of the duodenum is related anteriorly to the hilum of the right kidney.
BThe superior mesenteric artery and vein pass posterior to the third part of the duodenum.
CThe portal vein crosses anterior to the neck of the pancreas.
DThe second part of the duodenum is crossed anteriorly by the attachment of the transverse mesocolon.
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