cervical part of vertebral artery
cervical part of vertebral artery
[TA]portion of vertebral artery that traverses the transverse foramina of cervical vertebrae C1-C6 and gives rise to spinal and muscular branches.
Synonym(s): pars cervicalis arteriae vertebralis [TA], transversarial part of vertebral artery
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