Part V Abdomen and Pelvis
Transverse section through the abdomen at the level of the second (LII) and third (LIII) lumbar vertebra – from below
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Renal fascia
Internal oblique
Superior mesenteric artery and vein
Root of second lumbar nerve
Ascending colon and right colic (hepatic) flexure
Intervertebral disc between the second (LII) and third (LIII) lumbar vertebra
Left ureter
Inferior mesenteric vein
Lower pole of right kidney
Greater omentum
Right lobe of liver
Cauda equina within vertebral canal
Para-aortic lymph nodes
External oblique
Descending colon
Erector spinae
Latissimus dorsi
Transeverse colon
Mesentary with mesenteric vessels
Linea alba
Psoas major
Aorta
Right sympathetic chain
Jejunum
Rectus abdominis
Transversus abdominis
Duodenum, inferior (3rd part)
Quadratus lumborum
Right ureter
Right testicular artery and vein
Inferior vena cava
Left testicular artery and vein
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Linea alba
Rectus abdominis
External oblique
Internal oblique
Transversus abdominis
Latissimus dorsi
Quadratus lumborum
Erector spinae
Psoas major
Cauda equina within vertebral canal
Intervertebral disc between the second (LII) and third (LIII) lumbar vertebra
Root of second lumbar nerve
Left ureter
Inferior mesenteric vein
Left testicular artery and vein
Para-aortic lymph nodes
Aorta
Inferior vena cava
Right sympathetic chain
Right ureter
Right testicular artery and vein
Lower pole of right kidney
Renal fascia
Ascending colon and right colic (hepatic) flexure
Right lobe of liver
Greater omentum
Transeverse colon
Jejunum
Mesentary with mesenteric vessels
Superior mesenteric artery and vein
Duodenum, inferior (3rd part)
Descending colon