- BASIC HUMAN ANATOMY - O'Rahilly, Müller, Carpenter & Swenson

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Fig. 50-23. The vertebral artery, a branch of the subclavian, presents cervical, vertebral, suboccipital, and intracranial parts. It unites with its fellow of the opposite side to form the basilar artery, which divides into the right and left posterior cerebral arteries.