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  Image        = spinal nerve.svg |
  Caption      = The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots |
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==Overview==
In [[anatomy]] and [[neurology]], the '''ventral root''' (or '''anterior root''') is the [[efferent nerve|efferent]] [[motoneuron|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==
<gallery>
 Image:Cervical vertebra english.png|Cervical vertebra
 Image:Medulla spinalis - Section - English.svg|Medulla spinalis
 Image:ReflexArc1.jpg|The mechanism of the reflex arc
 Image:Gray675.png|A spinal nerve with its anterior and posterior roots. 
 Image:Gray764.png|The motor tract.
 Image:Gray770.png|Diagrammatic transverse section of the medulla spinalis and its membranes.
 Image:Gray796.png|A portion of the spinal cord, showing its right lateral surface. The dura is opened and arranged to show the nerve roots.
 Image:Gray799.svg|Scheme showing structure of a typical spinal nerve.
</gallery>

==External links==
* {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|02|04|12}}
* {{UMichAtlas|n3a6p1}} - "Autonomic Connections of the Spinal Cord"
* {{AnatomyAtlasesMicroscopic|06|114}} - "Spinal Root Nerve Fibers"
* [http://faculty.tcc.fl.edu/scma/aplab/Practical%20Three/SpinalcordXS.htm Diagram at tcc.fl.edu (look for #2)]

{{Spinal cord}}

[[Category:Nervous system]]
[[category:back anatomy]]
[[Category:Neurology]]

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