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ventral root

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[ven-truhl root] / ˈvɛn trəl ˌrut /

noun

plural

ventral roots
  1. Physiology. one of the two roots that come from the spinal cord and merge to form each spinal nerve; the component of a spinal nerve that transmits motor impulses to the skeletal muscles. Compare dorsal root.


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Motor neurons have cell bodies in the ventral gray matter of the spinal cord that project to muscle through the ventral root.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

What kinds of messages travel through the ventral root, and in what direction do they go?

From A Guide for the Study of Animals by Lucas, Frederic

What would be the effect of cutting or breaking the dorsal root of a spinal nerve? the ventral root? the entire spinal cord?

From A Guide for the Study of Animals by Lucas, Frederic

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