next up previous index Surgical Topics
Next: Causes of Intestinal Obstruction Up: The three guts Previous: The mid-gut   Index

The hind-gut

The hind-gut corresponds to that part of the gut supplied by the inferior mesenteric artery. This extends from the distal third of the transverse colon to the middle part of the rectum.

Hind-gut pain is felt in the hypo-gastrium.



Adrian P. Ireland