Anatomical Levels

Question 1

Anatomical Levels: T2

Answer 1

jugular notch

superior border of scapula

Question 2

Anatomical Levels: T3

Answer 2

top of aortic arch
posterior end of oblique fissure (?lungs)
medial end of spine of scapula

Question 3

Anatomical Levels: T4

Answer 3

sternal angle
azygous empties into SVC
aortic arch starts and ends
bifurcation of the trachea –> pulmonary trunks

Question 4

Anatomical Levels: T5

Answer 4

top of sternum
thoracic duct crosses midline
top of lung hila

Question 5

Anatomical Levels: T7

Answer 5

base of lung hila
oesophagus moves left and anterior
inferior angle of scapula

Question 6

Anatomical Levels: T8

Answer 6

vena cava + R phrenic N pass through diaphragm
L phrenic pierces diaphragm
hemiazygous vein (R) ?joins VC

Question 7

Anatomical Levels: T9

Answer 7

xiphisternum

hemiazygous vein goes right

Question 8

Anatomical Levels: T10

Answer 8

oesophagus passes through diaphragm

• with 2 vagi
• with branches of left gastric vessels

Question 9

Anatomical Levels: T11

Answer 9

upper pole of left kidney

Question 10

Anatomical Levels: T12

Answer 10

aorta passes through diaphragm with hemiazygous and thoracic duct?
upper pole R kidney
coeliac trunk
splachnic nerves pass through crura
sympathetic chain passes behind medial arcuate ligament
subcostal N passes behind lateral arcuate ligament
inferior phrenic artery from aorta
top of duodenum

Question 11

Anatomical Levels: L1

Answer 11

bottom of duodenum
superior mesenteric artery
adult conus medullaris
transpyloric plane
suprarenal and renal arteries