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02/03/2020
VERTEBRAL LEVEL LANDMARKS & STRUCTURES
C1 -Spinal root of accessory nerve crosses transverse process of atlas
C2 -Superior cervical ganglion
C3 -Body of hyoid bone
C4 -Superior border of thyroid cartilage
Bifurcation of common carotid arteries
C6-Cricoid cartilage
Larynx ends and trachea begins
Pharynx ends and oesophagus begins
Inferior thyroid artery crosses carotid sheath
Inferior laryngeal nerve enters larynx
Vertebral artery enters transverse foramen of C6
Middle cervical ganglion
C7 -Vertebra prominens
Stellate ganglion
Isthmus of thyroid gland
T1- Sternoclavicular joint
Highest point of lung apex
T2- Superior border of scapula
T2/3 -Suprasternal notch
T3 -Medial end of spine of scapula
End of oblique fissure of lung posteriorly
T3/4- Top of arch of aorta
T3-T4 -Manubrium sterni
T4/5- Sternal angle (of Louis)
Bifurcation of trachea
Arch of aorta begins and ends
Azygous vein enters superior vena cava
T5-8- Body of sternum
T6 -Upper border of liver
T7 -Inferior angle of the scapula
T8 -Caval opening in the diaphragm
Phrenic nerves traverse diaphragm
T8/9 -Xiphisternal junction
T9 -Xiphoid
Superior epigastric vessels traverse diaphragm
T9-L3 -Costal margin
T10 -Oesphageal opening in the diaphragm
T12- Aortic opening in diaphragm
Origin of the coeliac axis (lower border)
L1-Transpyloric plane of Addison
Fundus of the gallbladder
Hila of the kidneys
First part of the duodenum
Neck of the pancreas
Origin of the superior mesenteric artery
Origin of the portal vein
Pylorus of the stomach
Hilum of the spleen
Cisterna chyli
L1/2- Spinal cord ends in adults
Origin of renal arteries
L2- Subcostal plane
Thoracic duct begins
Azygous and hemiazygous veins begin
Duodenojejunal flexure
Ligament of Treitz (upper border)
L3- Origin of inferior mesenteric artery
Spinal cord ends in infants
L3/4 -Umbilicus
L4 -Transtubercular plane
Bifurcation of the aorta
L5 -Formation of the inferior vena cava
S2 -Sacral dimples
Midpoint of sacro-iliac joints
Posterior superior iliac spines
Dural sac ends
S3 -Pelvic colon ends and re**um begins
Posterior inferior iliac spines
S4 -Sacral hiatus
Vertebral column ends