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The coeliac trunk supplies the foregut - the oesophagus to the ampulla of Vater.
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Coeliac trunk
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The inferior mesenteric artery supplies the hindgut - the distal one-third of the transverse colon to the rectum.
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b
Inferior mesenteric artery
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The internal iliac artery supplies the pelvic viscera, structures of the pelvic wall, perineum, gluteal region and thigh.
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e
Internal iliac artery
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The left renal artery would supply the left kidney, and would not supply any of the gastrointestinal tract.
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d
Left renal artery
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The blood supply to the gastrointestinal tract is divided in line with its' embryological origin. The foregut (oesophagus to the sphincter of Oddi) is supplied by the coeliac trunk, the midgut (sphincter of Oddi to the proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon) is supplied by the superior mesenteric artery, and the hindgut (everything distal to the distal one-third of the transverse colon) is supplied by the inferior mesenteric artery.
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Superior mesenteric artery
Concept
Chapter
2693
4234
Structure and innervation of the GI tract
Topic
149
Gastro-intestinal physiology
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Which of the following vessels supplies blood to the proximal transverse colon?
a