Abdomen Spinal Cord Levels

Question 1

Lower esophagus

Answer 1

T5-T8
Pregang: IML
Postgang: sympathetic chain

Question 2

Stomach/Duodenum (Foregut)

Answer 2

T5-T9
Pregang: IML
Postgang: celiac ganglion

Question 3

Liver/gallbladder

Answer 3

T6-T9
Pregang: IML
Postgang: celiac ganglion

Question 4

Spleen

Answer 4

T7-T9
Pregang IML
Postgang: celiac ganglion

Question 5

Pancreas

Answer 5

T7-T9
Pregang: IML
Postgang: celiac ganglion

Question 6

Midgut

Answer 6

T9-T11
Pregang: IML
Postgang: superior mesenteric

Question 7

Kidneys

Answer 7

T10-L1
Pregang: IML
Postgang: Aorticorenal

Question 8

Upper Ureter

Answer 8

T10-L1
Pregang: IML
Postgang: Aorticorenal/ Hypogastric

Question 9

Lower Ureter

Answer 9

L1-L2
Pregang: IML
Postgang: renal, aortic, hypogastric

Question 10

Lower Limb

Answer 10

T10-L2
Pregang: IML
Postgang: sympathetic chain

Question 11

Testes/Ovary

Answer 11

T10-T11
Pregang IML
Postgang Prevertebral

Question 12

Large intestine (midgut)

Answer 12

T11-L1
Pregang IML
Postgang superior mesenteric ganglia

Question 13

Large intestine (hindgut)

Answer 13

L1-L2
Pregang IML
Postgang Inferior mesenteric ganglia

Question 14

Adrenal medulla

Answer 14

T8-L2
Pregang IML
Postgang: non-derived from neural crest