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The jejunum and ileum and elevated colon, with their blood vessels.

Translated by: Ronald A. Bergman, PhD and Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
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a) Omentum (s. epiloon majus or grosses netz).
b) Cecum.
c) Ascending colon (s. right colon).
d) Transverse colon.
e) Origin of jejunum (where the duodenum passes through the transverse mesocolon).
f) Jejunum.
g) Ileum.
h) Mesentery.
i) Right mesocolon.

1. superior mesenteric artery (s. mesenteric artery).
2. superior mesenteric vein (s. major mesenteric vein).
3. jejunal arteries and veins.
4. Ileal arteries and veins.
5. Ileocolic artery and vein.
6. Right colic artery and vein.

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