{"id":21430,"date":"2020-06-22T06:46:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T06:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=21430"},"modified":"2022-04-28T04:33:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T04:33:44","slug":"basilar-artery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/basilar-artery\/","title":{"rendered":"Basilar artery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An artery which lies at the base of the brain.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An artery in the base of the brain, formed by the union of the two vertebral arteries. 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