Ventral root of spinal nerve

Ventral root of spinal nerve
Ventral root of spinal nerve
	The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots
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Identifiers
Latin	radix anterior nervi spinalis
TA98	A14.2.00.029
TA2	6145
FMA	5979
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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.

At its distal end, the ventral root joins with the dorsal root to form a mixed spinal nerve.

Additional images[]

Cervical vertebra
Medulla spinalis
A spinal nerve with its anterior and posterior.
The motor tract.
Diagrammatic transverse section of the medulla spinalis and its membranes.
A portion of the spinal cord, showing its right lateral surface. The dura is opened and arranged to show the nerve roots.
Scheme showing structure of a typical spinal nerve.

References[]

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

External links[]

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)

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

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