KROK 1 2020 – Question 62 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
An oncology patient is to undergo a surgery on the descending colon. Name the main source of the blood supply to this organ:
- A. Superior mesenteric artery
- B. Celiac trunk
- C. Splenic artery
- D. Inferior mesenteric artery
- E. Middle colic artery
Hint
Ask about the embryological origin of the descending colon, midgut or hindgut, and which unpaired branch of the abdominal aorta supplies that segment.
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