Spinal Nerve Roots

Synonyms

Dorsal Root

Dorsal Roots

Nerve Root, Spinal

Nerve Roots, Spinal

Root, Dorsal

Root, Spinal

Root, Spinal Nerve

Root, Ventral

Roots, Dorsal

Roots, Spinal

Roots, Spinal Nerve

Roots, Ventral

Spinal Nerve Root

Spinal Root

Spinal Roots

Ventral Root

Ventral Roots

Paired bundles of NERVE FIBERS entering and leaving the SPINAL CORD at each segment. The dorsal and ventral nerve roots join to form the mixed segmental spinal nerves. The dorsal roots are generally afferent, formed by the central projections of the spinal (dorsal root) ganglia sensory cells, and the ventral roots are efferent, comprising the axons of spinal motor and PREGANGLIONIC AUTONOMIC FIBERS.