Ventral root of spinal nerve

Template:Short description Template:Template other In anatomy and neurology, the ventral root of spinal nerve, anterior root, or motor 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
  Cervical vertebra
• Medulla spinalis
  Medulla spinalis
• A spinal nerve with its anterior and posterior.
  A spinal nerve with its anterior and posterior.
• The motor tract.
  The motor tract.
• Diagrammatic transverse section of the medulla spinalis and its membranes.
  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.
  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.
  Scheme showing structure of a typical spinal nerve.

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)