Ventral root of spinal nerve: Difference between revisions

Anterior root of spinal nerve
Anterior root of spinal nerve
	The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots
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Latin	radix anterior nervi spinalis
TA98	A14.2.00.029
TA2	6145
FMA	5979
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In anatomy and neurology, the ventral root (or anterior root) 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.

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.

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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