vertebral artery
n.
The first branch of the subclavian artery, divided into four parts: the prevertebral part, before it enters the foramen of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra; the transverse part, in the transverse foramina of the first six cervical vertebrae; the atlas, running along the posterior arch of the atlas; and the intracranial part, within the cranial cavity to unite with the artery from the other side to form the basilar artery.
Words nearby vertebral artery
vertebra,
vertebra dentata,
vertebra plana,
vertebral,
vertebral arch,
vertebral artery,
vertebral canal,
vertebral column,
vertebral foramen,
vertebral formula,
vertebral nerve