Ventral root of spinal nerve

Ventral root of spinal nerve
	The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots
Details
Latin	radix anterior nervi spinalis
Identifiers
MeSH	A08.800.800.720.725
Dorlands; /Elsevier	r_02/12687790
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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.

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.