SUMMARY1. The blood supply to the medulla was determined by the injection of indian ink via the vertebral arteries. Virtually the whole medulla was supplied by penetrating vessels from the ventral surface. The highest density of small arterioles and venules was found close to the roots of XII and on the ventrolateral surface.
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