Probably somewhere in your spine?
Blood flows to the brain through the left vertebral artery. The consequences or risks of having a developmentally diminutive left vertebral artery is the risk of stroke.
The vertebral artery carries blood from the heart to the brain. An enlarged vertebral artery is usually caused by an accumulation of plaque that narrows the amount of blood flow to the brain causing memory loss or dizziness. An enlarged vertebral artery can also cause a sense of fullness near the ear, feels like water lodged in the canal.
An example of an artery which starts with a 'v' is the vertebral artery, which takes blood to the posterior portion of the brain.
vertebral arteries
The bifurcation (splitting) of the common carotid artery is in line with/at the level of the intervertebral disc between the third and fourth cervical vertebral (between C3 and C4).
This is a normal anatomic variant.
to allow the vertebral artery to pass through to the brain
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They branch off from the right coronary artery which arises from the aorta.
The left & right vertebral arteries.
The right and left vertebral arteries join together to form a single basilar artery at the base of the skull.