Basilar artery
Formed by the junction of the 2 vertebral arteries.
The two vertebral arteries and the basilar artery are sometimes together called the vertebrobasilar system, which supplies blood to the posterior part of the circle of Willis and anastomoses with blood supply to the anterior part of the circle of Willis from the internal carotid arteries.
It ascends in the central gutter (sulcus basilaris) inferior to the pons and divides into the posterior cerebral arteries and the superior cerebellar artery just inferior to the pituitary stalk.
The basilar arterial bifurcation is the most common site for aneurysms arising from the posterior circulation.
V4 vertebral artery segment pierces the dura (location somewhat variable) and immediately enters the subarachnoid space. Joins the contralateral VA at the vertebral confluence located at the lower pontine border to form the basilar artery (BA).