Dorsal root of spinal nerve

Dorsal root of spinal nerve
The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots
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Latinradix posterior nervi spinalis
TA98A14.2.00.030
TA26146
FMA5980
Anatomical terminology

The dorsal root of spinal nerve (or posterior root of spinal nerve or sensory root)[1] is one of two "roots" which emerge from the spinal cord. It emerges directly from the spinal cord, and travels to the dorsal root ganglion. Nerve fibres with the ventral root then combine to form a spinal nerve. The dorsal root transmits sensory information, forming the afferent sensory root of a spinal nerve.

  1. ^ "Spinal Nerves - an overview". ScienceDirect Topics. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-06.