GEOGRAPHY BY VERTEBRAL LEVEL Flashcards
Supracristal plane
L4
Conus Medularis
L1L2
Lumbar puncture
L4/L5
Preganglionic SNS
T1-L2 IMLCC + WR communicantes
Superior Cervical Ganglion
C1-C4
Middle Cervical Ganglion
C5-6
Inferior Cervical Ganglion
C7-C8
Breast
2-6 rib
suprasternal notch
T2
Sternum body wall
T5-T9
Sternal Angle
T4/T5 IVD
Xiphoid Process
T10
Xiphosternal Joint
T9
Costal margin of the thoracic wall
cartilage of ribs 7-10
phrenic nerves
C3-5
Caval Hiatus
IVC through Diaphragm T8
esophageal hiatus
through D 10
aortic hiatus
aorta and azygous and thoracic duct through dia 12
xiphosternal junction
lungs: rib 6 parietal pleura rib 6
Trachea
C6 (cricoid cartilage) T4/5
heart apex
fifth intercostal space
heart base
t6-t9 mostly LA
SVC to RA
3 costal cartilage
IVC to RA
5th costal cart
pulmonary valve
3rd costal cartilage
aortic valve
3 costal cartilage L of median plane
auscultation of heart
aortic valve: right upper sternal border 2nd intercostal
pulmonary valve
left upper sternal border 2nd intercostal
TCV
5th left intercostal space near sternum
mitral valve
5th left intercostal space distal
ascending aorta
3rd costal cartilage to sternal angle
thoracic aorta
T5-12
hemiazygous to azygous
T9
accessory hemiazygous to azygous
T8
Greater splanchnic nerve
T5-T9
lesser splanchnic
T9 variable
least splanchnic
T12