Dissection of jejunum, ileum and colon
Arteries, veins and nerves of right colic flexure and transverse colon
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Image #143-6
Dissection of jejunum, ileum and colon
Arteries, veins and nerves of right colic flexure and transverse colon
The view is a close-up of the upper portion of the specimen shown in the preceding photograph (143-5).
- Arterial arch
- Right colic flexure (elevated and straightened)
- Middle colic vein (right branch)
- Filament of superior mesenteric plexus
- Right colic vein (tributary to pancreaticoduodenal vein)
- Middle colic artery (right branch, replacing right colic artery)
- Ascending colon
- Straight arteries
- Transverse colon
- Superior mesenteric plexus
- Marginal artery
- Tail of pancreas (covered by fascia)
- Middle colic artery (left branch)
- Jejunum
- Upper pointer: Middle colic artery Lower pointer: Superior mesenteric vein
- Superior mesenteric artery
- Superior mesenteric plexus
- Jejunal vein
- Ileocolic artery and vein