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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Latinradix anterior nervi spinalis
MeSHD013126
TAA14.2.00.029
FMA5979
Anatomical terminology

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

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