A missile hits the body just above the pubic ramus through the ant abdominal wall it will pierce which of the following structure:
A. i.e. Urinary bladder Pubic symphysis lies at the level of tip of coccyx & termination of aoa is at L4; termination of spinal cord at L1; & left renal vein lies at L2 veebral level. So only structure which could be damaged is urinary bladder as it may reach upto umbilicus or even higher when filled. (empty bladder lies within pelvis).StructuresLevel (Cervico thoracic)StructuresLevel (Lumbar)StructuresLevel (Sacro-coccygeal)- Trachea- Trachealbifurcation- From lower border ofcricoid cailageopposite Ch to upperborder of T5- - T5Q- Celiac TrunkSuperior mesentericaeryStomach pylorus- Spinal cordtermination- T12/1,1Q- LiQ- L1 (lower border in adults)Qand L3 (new born)Q- ASIS- Pubicsymphysis- Sacral promontory- Tip of coccyx - Arch of aoa- Begins anteriorly &ends posteriorly at T4QPancreasLeft Renal Vein- L1 LP- L2(2 - Xiphoidprocess- T9QInferior mesentericaery- L3(2 - Spleen- Obliquely along axisof 10th ribQUmbilicusTermination of aoa- L3 / L4L4Q Iliac crest (highestpoint) Trans tubercularplane-
Urinary bladder
Spinal cord
Left renal vein
Abdominal aoa