ABDOMINAL
ABDOMINAL STATION
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Question
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the lumbar arteries are 5 paired and are direct branches of the abdominal aorta
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TRUE
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -There are five arteries that branch from the abdominal aorta: the celiac artery, the superior mesenteric artery, the inferior mesenteric artery, the renal arteries and the iliac arteries.
Detailed explanation-2: -The abdominal aorta gives rise to four paired lumbar arteries. These lumbar arteries provide blood supply to the first four lumbar vertebral bodies.
Detailed explanation-3: -1 A fifth lumbar artery is occasionally present, arising either from the aorta or the middle sacral artery. The lumbar arteries course posterolaterally on the 4 upper lumbar vertebral bodies, over which they divide into anterior, posterior, and spinal components.
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