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This is incorrect. This is the level at which the aorta bifurcates The SMA typically originates at the vertebral level of L1, which is just below the origin of the coeliac trunk.
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d
L4
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This is incorrect. The SMA typically originates at the vertebral level of L1, which is just below the origin of the coeliac trunk.
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b
L2
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This is incorrect. This is the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA). The SMA typically originates at the vertebral level of L1, which is just below the origin of the coeliac trunk.
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e
L3
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This is incorrect. This is the origin of the coeliac trunk. The SMA typically originates at the vertebral level of L1, which is just below the origin of the coeliac trunk.
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c
T12
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This is correct. The SMA typically originates at the vertebral level of L1, which is just below the origin of the coeliac trunk.
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a
L1
Concept
Chapter
2693
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Acute mesenteric ischaemia
Topic
135
General surgery
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A 60 year old male patient is admitted to the hospital with severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. He has a history of atherosclerosis and was recently diagnosed with a blocked superior mesenteric artery (SMA).

To plan for potential revascularization, the team conducts diagnostic tests to precisely determine the vertebral level at which the SMA originates within the abdominal aorta.

At which of the following vertebral levels does the SMA typically originate?
a