page_title: Vertebral artery
hierarchical_section_title: Vertebral artery
caption_attribution_description: Latina: Arteriae quae cerebrum rigant: Arteria vertebralis (retro, vide sagittas) et Arteria carotis communis (ante). Plattdüütsch: De Pielen wiest op de Arteria vertebralis. Polski: Tętnica kręgowa zaznaczona strzałką. Duża tętnica u dołu to tętnica szyjna wspólna. Tętnica kręgowa zaznaczona strzałką.
context_page_description: The vertebral arteries are major arteries of the neck. Typically, the vertebral arteries originate from the subclavian arteries. Each vessel courses superiorly along each side of the neck, merging within the skull to form the single, midline basilar artery. As the supplying component of the vertebrobasilar vascular system, the vertebral arteries supply blood to the upper spinal cord, brainstem, cerebellum, and posterior part of brain.
context_section_description: The vertebral arteries are major arteries of the neck. Typically, the vertebral arteries originate from the subclavian arteries. Each vessel courses superiorly along each side of the neck, merging within the skull to form the single, midline basilar artery. As the supplying component of the vertebrobasilar vascular system, the vertebral arteries supply blood to the upper spinal cord, brainstem, cerebellum, and posterior part of brain.
caption: Arteries of the neck. The vertebral arteries arise from the subclavian arteries and join to form the basilar artery
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