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A 29 year old man with ruptured appendix is sent to the emergency depament for surgery. To cut off the blood supply to the appendix (if collateral circulation is discounted), a surgeon should ligate which of the following aeries?

A
Middle colic aery
B
Right colic aery
C
Ileocolic aery
D
Left colic aery
High-Yield Explanation
* Appendix is supplied by appendicular aery which is branch of ileocolic aery * Middle colic and right colic supply ascending colon and transverse colon 2/3 * Left colic supplies transverse colon 1/3 and descending colon and sigmoid colon.

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