artery n. 1.【解剖學(xué)】動(dòng)脈。 2.干線,要道;中樞。 the brachial [carotid, pulmonary] artery 上膊[頸、肺]動(dòng)脈。 the main artery 大動(dòng)脈。 a traffic artery 交通干線。
Each segmental medullary artery is a branch of the cervical part of the vertebral artery. These small branches penetrate into the vertebral bone through small openings such as the intervertebral foramina.