ventral root of spinal nerve

Function

• the ventral roots subserve a motor function.

Structure

• pairs of spinal nerves form dorsal (sensory) & ventral (motor) roots
• ventral roots emerge from the anterior horn of the spinal cord
• the dorsal & ventral roots join in the intervertebral foramen
• many rootlets may comprise the ventral root of spinal nerves
• the rootlets coalesce to form the anterior ramus of spinal nerve

More general terms

• peripheral nerve

Additional terms

• anterior (ventral) ramus of spinal nerve
• spinal nerve

Component of

• spinal nerve