Smaller vessels of the back
Other vessels of the back
Vessels supplying the back muscles and spine.
What it does
Small arteries leave the aorta at each level of the spine. They feed the back muscles, the vertebrae and the spinal cord. A web of veins runs along the inside of the spinal canal.
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Sources
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