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Anterior root of spinal nerve

Radix anterior nervi spinalis

  • Latin synonym: Radix motoria nervi spinalis; Radix ventralis nervi spinalis
  • Synonym: Motor root of spinal nerve; Ventral root of spinal nerve
  • Related terms: Anterior root; Anterior root; Motor root; Ventral root

Definition

IMAIOS

The Anterior Root (radix anterior; ventral root) emerges from the anterior surface of the medulla spinalis as a number of rootlets or filaments (fila radicularia), which coalesce to form two bundles near the intervertebral foramen.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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