Abdomen Anatomy

Question 1

What are the abdominal branches of the aorta and at what level to they leave the aorta

Answer 1

Posterior T12 - Inferior Phrenic arteries (supply diaphragm)
Anterior T12 - Coeliac Artery/Trunk (supplies left gastric, common hepatic and splenic artery)
Anterior L1 - Superior Mesenteric Artery (supplies midgut)
Posterior L1 - Middle Suprarenal arteries (supplies adrenal glands)
Lateral L1/2 - Renal arteries (supplies the kidneys)
Lateral L2 - Gonadal Arteries
Anterior L3 - Inferior Mesenteric Artery (Supplies Hindgut)
Posterior L4 - Median Sacral Artery (supplies coccyx, sacrum and lumbar vertebra)
Lateral L1- 4 - 4 Lumbar Arteries