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Basilar Artery

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Definition: The artery formed by the union of the right and left vertebral arteries; it runs from the lower to the upper border of the pons, where it bifurcates into the two posterior cerebral arteries.      Other names Basilar Arteries; Artery, Basilar; Arteries, Basilar

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