loading...| Preferred Name |
vertebral artery |
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| Synonyms |
vertebral arteries arteria vertebralis |
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| Definitions |
The two vertebral arteries and the basilar artery are sometimes together called the vertebrobasilar system, which supplies blood to the posterior part of circle of Willis and anastomoses with blood supplied to the anterior part of the circle of Willis from the carotid arteries. [WP,unvetted] The first branch of the left and right subclavian arteries that merge to form the single midline basilar artery; branches of the vertebral arteries supply the musculature of the neck. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001535 |
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The two vertebral arteries and the basilar artery are sometimes together called the vertebrobasilar system, which supplies blood to the posterior part of circle of Willis and anastomoses with blood supplied to the anterior part of the circle of Willis from the carotid arteries. [WP,unvetted] |
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UMLS:C0042559 MESH:D014711 EMAPA:17314 VHOG:0000263 SCTID:181323003 Wikipedia:Vertebral_artery NCIT:C12819 EHDAA2:0002192 TAO:0005033 ZFA:0005033 EHDAA:5328 FMA:3956 GAID:518 MA:0002077 |
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| definition |
The first branch of the left and right subclavian arteries that merge to form the single midline basilar artery; branches of the vertebral arteries supply the musculature of the neck. |
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| depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Vertebral_artery.png |
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| has related synonym |
vertebral arteries arteria vertebralis |
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uberon |
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UBERON:0001535 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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vertebral artery |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001535 |
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| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0001535 |
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| prefLabel |
vertebral artery |
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