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what are the brances of the vertebral arteries?
anterior and posterior spinal arteries suppplying the medulla and spinal cord
posterior inferior cerebellar artery ( suppplies the inferor aspect of the cerebellum=
as the verteberal arteries merge together, they form the basilar artery which gibes rise to hte anteror inferior cerebllar artery (supplies the anterior and inferior part of hte cerebllum)
pontine branches
superior cerebral arteries (supplying the visual cortex and occpiputal lobe)
posterior inferior cerebellar artery ( suppplies the inferor aspect of the cerebellum=
as the verteberal arteries merge together, they form the basilar artery which gibes rise to hte anteror inferior cerebllar artery (supplies the anterior and inferior part of hte cerebllum)
pontine branches
superior cerebral arteries (supplying the visual cortex and occpiputal lobe)
