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Fig. 4B. —Dissected abdomen from cadaver of 67-year-old woman with no evidence of abdominal disease. Photograph shows posterior aspect of transverse mesocolon and left mesocolon. Small intestine was removed. Transverse colon (TC) was flipped upward to show transverse mesocolon. Two venous branches extend from inferior mesenteric vein toward marginal vein (arrows) along transverse colon, left transverse colic vein (black arrowheads), and left superior colic vein (white arrowheads). Note left transverse colic vein accompanying accessory middle colic artery. IMA = inferior mesenteric artery, IMV = inferior mesenteric vein, D = fourth portion of duodenum.