A 58-year-old woman with a history of hypercholesterolemia came to the ER with severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. She is diagnosed with advanced atherosclerosis after radiologic imaging reveals atherosclerotic plaque narrowing the blood vessel supplying the embryonic foregut and its derivatives. What blood vessel is most likely affected?

(A) Celiac artery
(B) Superior mesenteric artery
(C) Inferior mesenteric artery
(D) Portal vein
(E) Umbilical vein


Ans: (A) Celiac artery

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