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
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/).
