VENTRAL ROOT

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N., Pam M.S.
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any of the spinal roots which transport motor nerve fibers and stem from the spinal cord ventrally on both sides.

VENTRAL ROOT: "The ventral root is often called the anterior root or motor root."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. ULNAR NERVE
  2. TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS
  3. RADIAL NERVE
  4. SPINAL ROOT
  5. WHITE COMMISSURE
  6. BELL-MAGENDIE LAW
  7. RETICULAR FORMATION
  8. CAUDA EQUINA
  9. BELL-MAGENDIE LAW
  10. RAMUS
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "VENTRAL ROOT," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/ventral-root/ (accessed January 18, 2020).
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