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This is not the correct answer. The abdominal aorta begins at T12 and ends at L4.
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T10
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This is not the correct answer. L3 is the level where the inferior mesenteric artery branches off the abdominal aorta.
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L3
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This is the correct answer. The superior mesenteric artery branches off the abdominal aorta at the vertebral level L1 about 1cm lower than the coeliac trunk.
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L1
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This is not the correct answer. L4 is the level where the bifurcation into right common iliac and left common iliac occurs.
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L4
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This is not the correct answer. T12 is the level where the coeliac artery branches off the abdominal aorta.
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T12
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Abdominal aorta
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Abdominal anatomy
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At what level does the superior mesenteric artery branch off the abdominal aorta?
a