Which aery supplies to the midgut?: (A) Celiac trunk, (B) Inferior mesenteric, (C) Proper hepatic, (D) Superior mesenteric
Answer is D. The superior mesenteric aery is the aery of the midgut. The celiac trunk is the aery of the foregut, and the inferior mesenteric aery is the aery of the hindgut. The splenic aery is a branch of the celiac aery, and the proper hepatic aery is a branch of the common hepatic aery, which is a branch of the celiac aery. Ref: Harkin D.W., Lindsay T.F. (2005). Chapter 86. Mesenteric Ischemia. In J.B. Hall, G.A. Schmidt, L.D. Wood (Eds), Principles of Critical Care, 3e.