Cross-SectionalAnatomy
Plate326
CrossSectionatT12–L1,IntervertebralDisc
Transverse colon
Ascending colon
(right colic
flexure)
(Common)
bile duct
Descending
(2nd) part of
duodenum
Inferior
vena cava
Right
suprarenal
gland
Superior pole
of right kidney
Right crus
of diaphragm
T12–L1 intervertebral disc
Splenic vein
Transverse colon
Jejunum
External
oblique
muscle
Descending
colon
Left
suprarenal
gland
Spleen
Renal
medulla
Left crus of diaphragm
Abdominal aorta
Superior mesenteric vein (becoming portal vein)
Celiac trunk
Renal
cortex
Left
kidney
Pancreas (head)
Liver
