Ventral root of spinal nerve

In anatomy and neurology, the ventral root or anterior root 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
Latin	radix anterior nervi spinalis
TA98	A14.2.00.029
TA2	6145
FMA	5979
Anatomical terminology

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

Additional images

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

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)