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.
Probably somewhere in your spine?
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.
The first branch of the subclavian artery is the vertebral artery. It arises from the posterior aspect of the subclavian artery and ascends through the cervical vertebrae to supply blood to the brain and spinal cord. Other important branches of the subclavian artery include the internal thoracic artery and the thyrocervical trunk, but these originate after the vertebral artery.
vertebral arteries
This is a normal anatomic variant.
33333
to allow the vertebral artery to pass through to the brain
- Transverse foramen (holes in the transverse processes through which travels the vertebral artery) - Uncinate processes (lip on the supero-lateral aspects of vertebral bodies)
33333
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).
The left & right vertebral arteries.