arteria vertebralis

8.1

An artery in the neck that sends blood to the back of the brain

noun
/ɑːrˈtɪəriə ˌvɜːrtəˈbrælɪs/

Specialized

: arteria vertebral

Damage to the arteria vertebralis can lead to reduced blood flow to the brainstem.

Examples

A narrowing of the arteria vertebralis may cause symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency.
The surgeon carefully exposed the arteria vertebralis during the neck procedure.
The arteria vertebralis is crucial for brain function.
During the surgery, the doctor examined the arteriae vertebrales carefully.
Damage to the arteria vertebralis can lead to reduced blood flow to the brainstem.
The surgeon carefully exposed the arteria vertebralis during the neck procedure.
A narrowing of the arteria vertebralis may cause symptoms of vertebrobasilar insufficiency.

Synonyms

vertebral artery

vsarteria vertebralis

Specialized

1 6.2

A blood vessel that runs through the neck bones to the brain and spinal cord

emphasizes the first subclavian branch supplying the posterior brain and divided into four parts

Surface Forms

arteria vertebralis singular

arteriae vertebrales plural

Morphology

arteria + vertebralis

The phrase is a straightforward compound of 'arteria' (artery) and 'vertebralis' (pertaining to the vertebra), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer 'the artery related to the vertebra/vertebral column' — i.e. the vertebral artery that supplies the posterior brain. This follows standard anatomical compounding and parallels equivalent formations in other languages, making the meaning directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Arteria vertebralis comes from Latin and gives a simple picture: arteria means 'artery' and vertebralis means 'of the vertebra' or 'next to the spine', so it is the artery that runs beside the neck bones to bring blood to the back of the brain.