Union of vertebral arteries
Confluens arteriarum vertebralium
- Synonym: Vertebrobasilar confluence
Definition
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.
References
Text by Antoine Micheau, MD - Copyright IMAIOS
