5.1 Posterior Abdominal Wall - Vertebral Levels

Question 1

At what vertebral level do we find the left renal vein?

Answer 1

L2 (same as the body of the pancreas)

Question 2

At what vertebral level do we find the “horizontal” part of the duodenum?

Answer 2

L3

(The “horizontal” part of the duodenum is also called the third part of the duodenum.)

Question 3

At what vertebral levels are the renal arteries found?

Answer 3

L1/L2

Question 4

At what vertebral level is the aortic hiatus?

Answer 4

T12

Question 5

At what vertebral levels are the celiac, superior mesenteric artery, and inferior mesenteric artery found?

Answer 5

Celiac: T12

Superior mesenteric artery: L1

Inferior mesenteric artery: L3

Question 6

At what vertebral level is the caval opening?

Answer 6

T8

Question 7

At what vertebral level is the bifurcation of the aorta into the common iliac arteries?

Answer 7

L4

Question 8

At what vertebral level is the esophageal hiatus?

Answer 8

T10

Question 9

What vertebral level we find the body of the pancreas and the splenic vein?

Answer 9

L1 and L2

Question 10

At what vertebral level does the gonadal artery branch off?

Answer 10

L2

Question 11

At what vertebral levels can we find the aorta in the abdomen?

Answer 11

T12-L4