Mesocolic lymph nodes
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The mesocolic lymph nodes are numerous, and lie between the layers of the transverse mesocolon
, in close relation to the transverse colon; they are best developed in the neighborhood of the right and left colic flexure
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One or two small glands are occasionally seen along the trunk of the right colic artery
and others are found in relation to the trunk and branches of the middle colic artery
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Transverse mesocolon
The transverse mesocolon is a broad, meso-fold of peritoneum, which connects the transverse colon to the posterior wall of the abdomen.It is continuous with the two posterior layers of the greater omentum, which, after separating to surround the transverse colon, join behind it, and are continued...
, in close relation to the transverse colon; they are best developed in the neighborhood of the right and left colic flexure
Colic flexure
Colic flexure can refer to:* Hepatic flexure * Splenic flexure...
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One or two small glands are occasionally seen along the trunk of the right colic artery
Right colic artery
The Right Colic Artery arises from about the middle of the concavity of the superior mesenteric artery, or from a stem common to it and the ileocolic....
and others are found in relation to the trunk and branches of the middle colic artery
Middle colic artery
The middle colic artery is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery that mostly supplies the transverse colon. It arises just below the pancreas, and, passing downward and forward between the layers of the transverse mesocolon, divides into two branches: right and left.* The right branch...
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