- arise from first part of subclavian artery
- run in foramina transversaria from C6
- pierce dura mater on entering vertebral canal
- passes through foramen magnum
- passes upward, forward and medially on medulla oblongata
- Branches
- meningeal arteries
- posterior spinal arteries
- anterior spinal arteries which join to run down front of spinal cord
- posterior inferior cerebellar artery
- medullary arteries
- two vertebral arteries join to form basilar artery at lower border of pons
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