vertebral nerve


ver·te·bral nerve

a branch from the stellate ganglion that ascends along the vertebral artery to the level of the axis or atlas, giving branches to the cervical nerves and meninges. Synonym(s): nervus vertebralis

ver·te·bral nerve

(vĕr'tĕ-brăl nĕrv) A branch from the stellate ganglion that ascends along the vertebral artery to the level of the axis or atlas, giving branches to the cervical nerves and meninges.
Synonym(s): nervus vertebralis [TA] .