Levels Flashcards
What vertebral level does the dural cistern end?
S2
At which vertebral level should you do a lumbar puncture in an adult and a baby
Adult - L3-4
Baby- below L4
At which verebral level do adult and baby spinal cords end?
Adult- L1-L2
Baby- L2-L3
At which vertebral level does the dura mater end?
L3
At which vertebral level dos the arachnoid mater end?
S2
Which vertebral levels have sympathetic outflow?
T1-L2
What is the vertebral level of the heart?
Which ribs are associated with the heart?
Vertebral level= T5-8
Ribs= 4-7
What are the vertebral levels of the trachea
C6-T4
At what vertebral level would you find the carina?
T4
At what vertebral level is the angle of Louis?
T4
At which vertebral level is the start and end of the aortic arch?
T4
At which vertebral level does the thoracic aorta begin?
T4
At which vertebral level do the renal arteries branch from the abdominal aorta?
L1/2
What is the vertebral level of the transpyloric plane?
L1
At which vertebral levels do the intercostal nerves originate?
T1-11
What is the vertebral level associated with the kidneys?
T12-L3 (right sits slightly lower than left due to liver)
What is the vertebral level of the renal plexus?
T10-L6
The ureters are supplied by nerves from…
T11-12
The kidney hilum is at which vertebral level?
L1
The thyroid sits at what vertebral levels?
C5-T1
Which tracheal ring is associated with he thyroid cartilage?
6th
Which tracheal rings does the thyroid isthmus sit opposite?
2nd and 3rd
At which vertebral level does the common carotid split into the internal and external carotid?
C4
What are the root values of the cervical plexus?
C1-4
What are the root values of the branchial plexus?
C5-T1
What are the root values of the lumbar plexus?
T12-L5
What are the root values of the sacral plexus?
S1-4 Plus lumbosacral trunk (L4-5)
What is the vertebral level of the coeliac plexus?
T12
What is the vertebral level of the SMA?
L1
What is the vertebral level of the IMA?
L3
What is the vertebral level and dermatome of the umbilicus?
L3/4 (T10 dermatome)
At what vertebral level is the aortic hiatus in the diaphragm?
T12
At what vertebral level is the oesophageal hiatus in the diaphragm?
T10
At what vertebral level is the caval hiatus in the diaphragm?
T8
At what vertebral level do the common iliac veins join to make the IVC?
L5
Which costal cartilage s associated with the spleen?
T9-11
At what level do the common iliac arteries bifurcate?
L4
What is the vertebral level of the superior mediastinum?
T1-5
What is the vertebral level of the inferior mediastinum?
T5-12
What vertebrae do the left and right crus of the diaphragm attach to?
L= L1-2 R= L2-3
Which rib follows the horizontal fissure of the lung?
6th
Which rib follows the oblique fissure of the lung?
4th
Which vertebral level is associated with the posterior border of the lung?
C7-T10
To which vertebral level do the pleura extend superiorly and inferiority
C3-T10
