Dorsal root

Dorsal root

Infobox Anatomy
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Latin = radix posterior
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Caption = The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots


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In anatomy and neurology, the dorsal root (or posterior root) is the afferent
sensory root of a spinal nerve.

At the distal end of the dorsal root is the dorsal root ganglion, which contains the neuron cell bodies of the nerve fibres conveyed by the root.

If the dorsal root of a spinal nerve were severed it would lead to numbness in certain areas of the body.


=Additional

ee also

* Ventral root

External links

* - "Superior view of a section through the spinal cord within the vertebral foramen."
* - "Spinal Root Nerve Fibers"


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