Ventral root

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

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

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  Cervical vertebra
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  Medulla spinalis
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  The mechanism of the reflex arc
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  A spinal nerve with its anterior and posterior roots.
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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

• Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs
• Template:UMichAtlas - "Autonomic Connections of the Spinal Cord"
• Template:AnatomyAtlasesMicroscopic - "Spinal Root Nerve Fibers"
• Diagram at tcc.fl.edu (look for #2)

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