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Groove for vertebral artery

Sulcus arteriae vertebralis

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System
Skeletal system
Regions
Neck, Trunk, Back
Landmark on
Atlas (C1)
Atlas (C1), the structure this landmark is on
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This groove transmits the vertebral artery, which, after ascending through the foramen in the transverse process, winds around the lateral mass in a direction backward and medially to enter the vertebrobasilar circulation through the foramen magnum; it also transmits the suboccipital nerve (first spinal nerve).

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Names

Latin
Sulcus arteriae vertebralis
English
Groove for vertebral artery
French
Sillon de l'artère vertébrale
Spanish
Surco de la arteria vertebral
Portuguese
Sulco para a artéria vertebral