The vertebral arteries are major arteries of the neck. Typically, the vertebral arteries originate from the subclavian arteries. Each vessel courses superiorly...

Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a flap-like tear of the inner lining of the vertebral artery, which is located in the neck and supplies blood to...

body are the vertebral artery, the internal thoracic artery, the thyrocervical trunk, the costocervical trunk and the dorsal scapular artery, which may...

foramen (hole) in each transverse process, through which the vertebral artery, vertebral veins, and inferior cervical ganglion pass. The remainder of...

basilar artery (U.K.: /ˈbæz.ɪ.lə/; U.S.: /ˈbæs.ə.lər/) is one of the arteries that supplies the brain with oxygen-rich blood. The two vertebral arteries and...

the vertebral artery or the internal thoracic artery. This reversal occurs due to proximal stenosis (narrowing) or occlusion of the subclavian artery. The...

the left and right vertebral arteries. The vertebral arteries arise from the subclavian arteries. The anterior communicating artery connects the two anterior...

anterior spinal artery is the artery that supplies the anterior portion of the spinal cord. It arises from branches of the vertebral arteries and courses...

patients under the age of 45 years. Aortic dissection Vertebral artery dissection "Cervical Artery Dissection: Causes and Symptoms". Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved...

thyroid artery or its laryngeal branch, the ascending pharyngeal artery, the inferior thyroid artery, or, more rarely, the vertebral artery. The condition...

called the carotid tubercle because it separates the carotid artery from the vertebral artery. There is a hook-shaped uncinate process on the side edges...

artery dissection is dissection of one of the layers that compose the carotid and vertebral artery in the neck (cervix). They include: Carotid artery...

posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is the largest branch of the vertebral artery. It is one of the three main arteries that supply blood to the cerebellum...

in rare cases. There is controversy regarding the degree of risk of vertebral artery dissection, which can lead to stroke and death, from cervical manipulation...

a result of a blockage most commonly in the vertebral artery or the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Lateral medullary syndrome is also called Wallenberg's...

The Vertebral Artery Test or Wallenberg Test is a physical exam for vertebral artery insufficiency. Commonly, the VA test involves cervical spine motion...

posterior spinal artery (dorsal spinal arteries) arises from the vertebral artery in 25% of humans or the posterior inferior cerebellar artery in 75% of humans...

arcade from the vertebral artery. It typically has two branches: the inferior tympanic artery, and the posterior meningeal artery. The artery forms anastomoses...

observed in the middle cerebral artery (MCA), posterior cerebral artery (PCA), vertebral artery, and basilar artery; these have been called the dense...

carotid artery The arteries of the brain The arteries of the upper extremity The subclavian artery The axilla The axillary artery The brachial artery The...

branches of the vertebral artery: The vertebral artery supplies an area between the anterior spinal and posterior inferior cerebellar arteries, including the...

Carotid artery stenosis is a narrowing or constriction of any part of the carotid arteries, usually caused by atherosclerosis. The common carotid artery is...

Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) can be seen in AP view. The left vertebral artery is easier to cannulate than the right vertebral because of the straightforward...

process of the atlas, and descends, forming a dense plexus around the vertebral artery, in the canal formed by the transverse foramina of the upper six cervical...

hypertension Carotid artery dissection (carotid artery) Vertebral artery dissection (vertebral artery) Carotid and vertebral artery dissection are grouped...

arteries of the neck arising from the subclavian arteries, lateral to the vertebral arteries. They divide into branches: the inferior thyroid artery,...

inferior thyroid artery is an artery in the neck. It arises from the thyrocervical trunk and passes upward, in front of the vertebral artery and longus colli...

characterized by development of abnormalities called lesions in walls of arteries. This is a chronic inflammatory disease involving many different cell types...

'vertebrobasilar insufficiency' may be used to describe disease in the vertebral and basilar arteries which predisposes to acute embolic events such as transient...

Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), or ischemic heart disease (IHD), is a type of heart disease involving the reduction...