Body Region: Abdomen

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    The cremaster is a thin layer of skeletal muscle derived from the internal oblique that forms the cremasteric fascia enclosing…
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    The dartos is a smooth muscle layer (not skeletal muscle) in the superficial scrotal fascia, innervated by sympathetic fibres rather…
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    The inferior epigastric artery is the primary blood supply to the lower rectus abdominis and the vascular pedicle for the…
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    The cystic artery supplies the gallbladder and arises most commonly from the right hepatic artery within Calot triangle (bounded by…
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    The superior mesenteric artery supplies the entire midgut from the second part of the duodenum to the proximal two-thirds of…
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    The coeliac trunk is the artery of the foregut, supplying the stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas, and duodenum through its three…
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    The celiac trunk is the arterial supply to the foregut derivatives — the oesophagus below the diaphragm, stomach, duodenum to…
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    The inferior mesenteric artery supplies the hindgut from the splenic flexure to the upper rectum, including the descending colon, sigmoid…
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    The renal arteries are short, paired vessels supplying the kidneys with approximately 20 to 25 percent of cardiac output despite…
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    The portal vein carries nutrient-rich blood from the entire gastrointestinal tract and spleen to the liver for processing before it…

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