[Branches of the vertebral artery to the spinal cord]

On the cervical level, ramifications stemming directly from the vertebral artery are studied while nevertheless taking into account contributions from rising and deep cervical, and while sometimes even from the upper intercostal and/or the occipital, as well as anastomoses contracted from these various sources at the level of the neck. No bulging cervical artery exists, but the variations observed are frequent. Pedicles are rarely symmetrical and usually alternate between left and right sides. Two, differently coloured injections sometimes reveal a preponderance for one side rather than the other, but the injections must be able to be made at the same time and with an equal degree of precision if a formal conclusion is to be drawn from this.