Levels Flashcards

1
Q

What vertebral level does the dural cistern end?

A

S2

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2
Q

At which vertebral level should you do a lumbar puncture in an adult and a baby

A

Adult - L3-4

Baby- below L4

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3
Q

At which verebral level do adult and baby spinal cords end?

A

Adult- L1-L2

Baby- L2-L3

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4
Q

At which vertebral level does the dura mater end?

A

L3

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5
Q

At which vertebral level dos the arachnoid mater end?

A

S2

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6
Q

Which vertebral levels have sympathetic outflow?

A

T1-L2

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7
Q

What is the vertebral level of the heart?

Which ribs are associated with the heart?

A

Vertebral level= T5-8

Ribs= 4-7

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8
Q

What are the vertebral levels of the trachea

A

C6-T4

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9
Q

At what vertebral level would you find the carina?

A

T4

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10
Q

At what vertebral level is the angle of Louis?

A

T4

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11
Q

At which vertebral level is the start and end of the aortic arch?

A

T4

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12
Q

At which vertebral level does the thoracic aorta begin?

A

T4

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13
Q

At which vertebral level do the renal arteries branch from the abdominal aorta?

A

L1/2

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14
Q

What is the vertebral level of the transpyloric plane?

A

L1

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15
Q

At which vertebral levels do the intercostal nerves originate?

A

T1-11

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16
Q

What is the vertebral level associated with the kidneys?

A

T12-L3 (right sits slightly lower than left due to liver)

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17
Q

What is the vertebral level of the renal plexus?

A

T10-L6

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18
Q

The ureters are supplied by nerves from…

A

T11-12

19
Q

The kidney hilum is at which vertebral level?

A

L1

20
Q

The thyroid sits at what vertebral levels?

A

C5-T1

21
Q

Which tracheal ring is associated with he thyroid cartilage?

A

6th

22
Q

Which tracheal rings does the thyroid isthmus sit opposite?

A

2nd and 3rd

23
Q

At which vertebral level does the common carotid split into the internal and external carotid?

A

C4

24
Q

What are the root values of the cervical plexus?

A

C1-4

25
Q

What are the root values of the branchial plexus?

A

C5-T1

26
Q

What are the root values of the lumbar plexus?

A

T12-L5

27
Q

What are the root values of the sacral plexus?

A

S1-4 Plus lumbosacral trunk (L4-5)

28
Q

What is the vertebral level of the coeliac plexus?

A

T12

29
Q

What is the vertebral level of the SMA?

A

L1

30
Q

What is the vertebral level of the IMA?

A

L3

31
Q

What is the vertebral level and dermatome of the umbilicus?

A

L3/4 (T10 dermatome)

32
Q

At what vertebral level is the aortic hiatus in the diaphragm?

A

T12

33
Q

At what vertebral level is the oesophageal hiatus in the diaphragm?

A

T10

34
Q

At what vertebral level is the caval hiatus in the diaphragm?

A

T8

35
Q

At what vertebral level do the common iliac veins join to make the IVC?

A

L5

36
Q

Which costal cartilage s associated with the spleen?

A

T9-11

37
Q

At what level do the common iliac arteries bifurcate?

A

L4

38
Q

What is the vertebral level of the superior mediastinum?

A

T1-5

39
Q

What is the vertebral level of the inferior mediastinum?

A

T5-12

40
Q

What vertebrae do the left and right crus of the diaphragm attach to?

A
L= L1-2
R= L2-3
41
Q

Which rib follows the horizontal fissure of the lung?

A

6th

42
Q

Which rib follows the oblique fissure of the lung?

A

4th

43
Q

Which vertebral level is associated with the posterior border of the lung?

A

C7-T10

44
Q

To which vertebral level do the pleura extend superiorly and inferiority

A

C3-T10