Which artery supplies foregut derivatives and from which trunk does it branch?

• A. Superior mesenteric artery; branches from the abdominal aorta
• B. Hepatic artery; branches from the celiac trunk
• C. Celiac trunk; branches from the abdominal aorta
• D. Inferior mesenteric artery; branches from the aorta

Answer: (C)

Foregut organs receive their arterial supply from the celiac trunk, the first major visceral branch of the abdominal aorta. The celiac trunk arises just below the aortic hiatus and then divides into the left gastric, splenic, and common hepatic arteries to reach the stomach, spleen, liver, pancreas, and proximal duodenum. This makes it the correct choice: the celiac trunk, branching from the abdominal aorta. The other options point to arteries that serve different regions (midgut or hindgut) or to a branch (hepatic) rather than the main trunk from which foregut arteries originate.