<prompt> The duodenum lies at which of the following level of veebrae ?L1, L2,L3L3, L4, L5L2, L3, L4L5, S1, S2  <response>: The duodenum lies above the level of the umbilicus, opposite first, second and third lumbar veebrae. Ref : B D Chaurasias Human Anatomy , volume 2 , pg. no., 285. 