Trunk of spinal nerve
Truncus nervi spinalis
- Related terms: Spinal nerve trunk
Definition
Immediately beyond the spinal ganglion, the anterior and posterior nerve roots unite to form the trunk of spinal nerve which emerges through 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/).
