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/).

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