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Cervical vertebra - typical The cervical vertebrae contain foramina in the transverse processes, called foramina transversarium.

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What vertebral type containing foraminia in the transverse processes through which the vertabral arteries ascend to reach the brain?

Cervical Vertebra - Typical


A special feature present on the transverse process of cervical vertebrae?

The transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae are pierced by a "foramen transversarium" through which the vertebral artery passes. The transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae are pierced by a "foramen transversarium" through which the vertebral artery passes.


What veins pass through the transverse vertebral foramina?

No veins pass through the the transverse foraminae. The vertebral arteries, however, pass through these spaces on their way to the brain.


What part of the vertebral column contains transverse foramen?

Cervical vertebrae possess transverse foramina to allow for the vertebral arteries to pass through on their way to the foramen magnum to end in thecircle of Willis.


Does the thoracic and lumbar vertebra have a transverse foramina?

A transverse foramen is located on the transverse process of cervicle vertebra. The vertebral foramen is the large (more anterior) opening in the body of a vertebra through which the "spinal chord" passes. when the vertebra are stacked in the vertebral column, the series of vertebral foramen is called the vertebral canal.


Transverse foramina are found in the?

Transverse foramina are found in the cervical vertebrae of the spine. They are openings on the sides of these vertebrae that allow passage of the vertebral arteries and veins which supply blood to the brain.


What is the passageway for vertebral arteries in cervical vertebrae?

The descending thoracic aorta passes down the thorax on the left side of the vertebrae.It enters in the diaphragm in the abdominal cavity called the aortic hiatus and then becomes the abdominal aorta.It then divides into the right and left common iliac arteries at the lower border of the 4th lumbar vertebra. Then divides again at the 5th and last lumbar intevertebral disc into the internal and external iliac artery.


What structure is unique to the cervical vertebra's transverse processes?

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Basilar artery is formed by the union of what two arteries?

vertebral arteries


How many vertebral arteries do humans have?

2


What two paired arteries enter the skull to supply the brain?

The anterior portions of the brain are supplied by the internal carotid arteries. The posterior portion of the brain is supplied by the vertebral arteries.


What passes through The transverse foramina and cervical vertebrae?

The vertebral artery passes through the transverse foramina of the cervical vertebrae. These arteries supply blood to the brain and spinal cord.