Figure 1. Anatomy of the vertebral artery. C2 represents the second cervical vertebrae, C6 is the sixth cervical vertebrae. V1, V2, V3 and V4 are the anatomic segments of the vertebral artery.

Anatomy Branches of the Subclavian Artery. The left and right subclavian arteries are located in the thorax (chest) underneath the clavicles (commonly known as the collarbones).

The vertebral-basilar system supplies the brain-stem, cerebellum and temporal and occipital lobes 2 ().It begins as the vertebral artery, which is the first branch of the subclavian artery.

The blood pressure was 85/75 mm. of mercury in the left arm and 120/80 mm. of mercury in the right. There was a localized Grade 2 systolic bruit over the left subclavian artery.

Estimates of the incidence of vertebral artery dissection after neck manipulation range from 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 250,000, according to Roffe who added there are only a few published case reports.

Las Vegas mom of three Carissa Klundt ended up in the ICU and was bedridden for weeks after a chiropractic injury.

LAS VEGAS (WKRC) - A woman claimed a chiropractor tore her artery while cracking her neck during a routine visit. According to PEOPLE, 41-year-old Carissa Klundt of Las Vegas claims she was left ...

Vertebral Basilar Angiogram. (Left) lateral view; (Right) AP view. This study was performed by injecting contrast into the right vertebra artery, which is well opacified. There is also some retrograde ...

January 31, 2011 — New guidelines on the management of patients with extracranial carotid and vertebral artery disease (ECVD) were released today by the American College of Cardiology Foundation ...

The vertebral arteries entered their necks higher up than in other birds, introduced at the 12th vertebrae (when counted from the top) instead of the 14th, which gives the vessels more slack and ...