Figure 12.6 Using the Above-Referenced Diagram of a Cross-Section at the Level

question 129

Multiple Choice

Figure 12.6

Using the above-referenced diagram of a cross-section at the level of vertebra T12, identify the specified labeled structure(s) in each of the following questions.
-Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label M.

• A) Spinal cord
• B) Abdominal aorta
• C) Ascending colon
• D) Thoracic aorta
• E) Intervertebral disc

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