groove for vertebral artery
(redirected from sulcus arteriae vertebralis)groove for ver·te·bral ar·ter·y
[TA]the sulcus on the superior aspect of the posterior arch of the atlas that transmits the vertebral artery medially toward the foramen magnum.
Synonym(s): sulcus arteriae vertebralis [TA], sulcus for vertebral artery
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