Ventral root of spinal nerve
Ventral root of spinal nerve | |
---|---|
![]() The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | radix anterior nervi spinalis |
TA98 | A14.2.00.029 |
TA2 | 6145 |
FMA | 5979 |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
In anatomy and neurology, the ventral root of spinal nerve, anterior root, or motor root [1] 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.
References
- ^ "Spinal Nerves - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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)
- v
- t
- e
Nervous tissue
Tissue Types |
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cell Types |
|
General |
|
---|---|
Connective tissues | |
Neuroglia |
nerve fibers
Parts |
| ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Types | |||||||
Afferent nerve fiber/ Sensory neuron | |||||||
Efferent nerve fiber/ Motor neuron |
Synapse | |
---|---|
Sensory receptors |
![]() | This neuroanatomy article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e