The superior mesenteric artery (SMA) supplies the small intestines, cecum, ascending colon, and right half of the transverse colon with freshly oxygenated blood.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Rationale: See the subsection “Superior Mesenteric Artery” in the subsection “Aorta” in the section “Blood Vessels.”

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