Description
The grooves for vertebral arteries are the large, smooth depressions on the upper aspect of the posterior arch of atlas (first cervical vertebra). The vertebral arteries and the first cervical nerves pass through these grooves.
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The grooves for vertebral arteries are the large, smooth depressions on the upper aspect of the posterior arch of atlas (first cervical vertebra). The vertebral arteries and the first cervical nerves pass through these grooves.