Anat: Vertebral Levels Flashcards
Bifurcation of the common carotid artery
C3 - C4
Hyoid bone
C3 - C4
Thyroid cartilage
C5
Carotid pulse palpated
C5
Cricoid cartilage
C6
Inferior vena cava hiatus
T8
Sternal angle of Louis
T4
Arch of the aorta
T2
Umbilicus
L3
Celiac artery
T12
Superior mesenteric artery
L1
Inferior mesenteric artery
L3
End of sigmoid colon
S3
Sacral promontory
S1
Iliac crest
L4
End of dural sac, dura, arachnoid, subarachnoid space
S2
Renal artery
L2
Start of trachea
C6
Start of esophagus
C6
Sternal notch
T2
Bifurcation of trachea
T4
Junction of superior and inferior mediastinum
T4
Pulmonary hilum
T5 - T7
Xiphisternal joint
T9
Esophageal hiatus
T10
Aortic hiatus
T12
Duodenum
T12 - L1
Upper pole, left kidney
T12
Upper pole, right kidney
L1
Spinal cord ends at __
L1
End of spinal artery in newborn
L3
Bifurcation of the aorta
L4
Cardiac orifice
T10 or T11
Pyloric Antrum
L1
Pyloric canal
L2 - L4
Superior part of the duodenum
L1
Descending part of the duodenum
L1 - L3
Horizontal part of the duodenum
L3
Ascending part of duodenum
L2 - L3
Inferior thoracic aperture
T12
Superior thoracic aperture
T1
What vertebral level does the pyloric antrum start?
L1
Pericardium
T5 - T8
Azygos vein enters the posterior surface of SVC
T5
Most common site of an aortic aneurysm
L4
Origin of the ovarian artery at the abdominal aorta
L1
Level where inferior thyroid artery enters the thyroid gland
C6
Level of the middle cervical sympathetic ganglion
C6