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Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Rare Variation of Vertebral Artery

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System

Rare Variation of Vertebral Artery

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD

Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed


Image of a rare variation of vertebral artery

The left vertebral is seen arising from two trunks from the aortie arch. Aod, ascending aorta; Aa, aortic arch; Aoa, ascending aorta; a, right subelavian; Tim, a. thyroidea ima; Cs, a. Ieft common carotid; Cd, a. right common carotid; mv, medial vertebral branch; tt, thyrovertebral trunk; ss, a left subelavian; tie, thyroeervieal trunk; vd, right vertebra!; vs. Ieft vertebral; Iv, lateral vertebral branch; ti, a left inferior thyroid; Aan, a. innominate.

from Kemmetmuller, 1911.

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