vertebral-basilar artery

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• basilar artery — n an unpaired artery that is formed by the union of the two vertebral arteries, runs forward within the skull just under the pons, divides into the two posterior cerebral arteries, and supplies the pons, cerebellum, posterior part of the cerebrum …   Medical dictionary

• Basilar artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria basilaris GraySubject = 148 GrayPage = 580 Caption = The basilar artery (middle of figure) arises from the vertebral arteries and terminates when it bifurcates in the left and right posterior… …   Wikipedia

• basilar artery — an artery in the base of the brain, formed by the union of the two vertebral arteries. It extends from the lower to the upper border of the pons Varolii and then divides to form the two posterior cerebral arteries …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Vertebral artery — Infobox Artery Name = Vertebral artery Latin = arteria vertebralis GraySubject = 148 GrayPage = 578 Caption = Arteries of the neck. The vertebral arteries arise from the subclavian arteries and join to form the basilar artery. It is ponted out,… …   Wikipedia

• Vertebral artery dissection — Classification and external resources …   Wikipedia

• Vertebral artery — A key artery located in the back of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain. * * * vertebral artery n a large branch of the subclavian artery that ascends through the foramina in the transverse processes of each of the cervical… …   Medical dictionary

• vertebral artery — noun the first branch of the subclavian artery; divided into four parts • Syn: ↑arteria vertebralis • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel * * * noun : a large branch of the subclavian artery that ascends through the foramina in… …   Useful english dictionary

• Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… …   Medical dictionary

• Posterior cerebral artery — Artery: Posterior cerebral artery Outer surface of cerebral hemisphere, showing areas supplied by cerebral arteries. (Yellow is region supplied by posterior cerebral artery.) …   Wikipedia

• Basilar plexus — Infobox Vein Name = Basilar plexus Latin = plexus basilaris GraySubject = 171 GrayPage = 660 Caption = The sinuses at the base of the skull. Caption2 = DrainsFrom = DrainsTo = Artery = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = p 24 DorlandsSuf =… …   Wikipedia

• Dense artery sign — In medicine, the dense artery sign or hyperdense artery sign is a radiologic sign seen on computer tomography (CT) scans suggestive of early ischemic stroke.[1] In earlier studies of medical imaging in patients with strokes, it was the earliest… …   Wikipedia