Union of vertebral arteries

Confluens arteriarum vertebralium

  • Synonym: Vertebrobasilar confluence

Definition

Antoine Micheau

The union of vertebral arteries (vertebrobasilar confluence) is the junction of the right and left vertebral arteries, that gives the basilar artery.

The vertebrobasilar confluence is located in the premedullary cistern between the clivus and the medulla.

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