Ventral root of spinal nerve

Summary

In anatomy and neurology, the ventral root of spinal nerve, anterior root, or motor root [1] is the efferent motor root of a spinal nerve.

Ventral root of spinal nerve
The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots
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Identifiers
Latinradix anterior nervi spinalis
TA98A14.2.00.029
TA26145
FMA5979
Anatomical terminology
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At its distal end, the ventral root joins with the dorsal root to form a mixed spinal nerve.

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References edit

  1. ^ "Spinal Nerves - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.

External links edit

  • Anatomy figure: 02:04-12 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Atlas image: n3a6p1 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Autonomic Connections of the Spinal Cord"
  • Anatomy Atlases – Microscopic Anatomy, plate 06.114 - "Spinal Root Nerve Fibers"
  • Diagram at tcc.fl.edu (look for #2)