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Okay, let's get started.

Alright, so we're going to just start with some carotid and vertebral anatomy. So John, can you just tell me the

basics of the anatomy of the vertebral artery? Yeah the vertebral artery is divided into

four different segments. When we think of V1 it originates off the subclavium and this continues to the

the foramen of C6 V2 is the foraminal part of the verteboe and this is from the

transverse foramen of C6 the C2 and V3 is the

Continues from C2 to the Dura and then V4 is considered intracranial.

Right, and so what I think the important part of knowing the vertebral artery anatomy is

is which parts are surgically accessible and that's going to be V1 is surgically accessible coming off the subclavian.

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