Posterior Viscera - Retroperitoneum: Page 5 of 7
| Identify the esophageal hiatus. |
At what thoracic level is this located? |
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T 10 (T X). |
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What anatomical components pass through this opening? |
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Esophagus, anterior and posterior vagal trunks, esophageal branches of left gastric artery and vein. |
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| Identify the aortic hiatus. |
At what thoracic level is this opening located? |
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T 12 (T XII). |
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What anatomical components pass through this opening? |
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Aorta, thoracic duct, azygos vein. |
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