English Explanatory Dictionary

vertebral artery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large branch of the subclavian artery that ascends through the foramina in the transverse processes of each of the cervical vertebrae except the last one or two, enters the cranium through the foramen magnum, and unites with the corresponding artery of the opposite side to form the basilar artery.

Word forms

vertebral artery vertebral arteries

Related words

costocervical trunk dorsal scapular artery internal thoracic artery thyrocervical trunk
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