The paired bundles of nerve fibers entering and leaving the spinal cord at each segment. The dorsal and ventral nerve roots join to form the mixed segmental spinal nerves. The dorsal roots are generally afferent, formed by the central projections of the spinal (dorsal root) ganglia sensory cells, and the ventral roots efferent, comprising the axons of spinal motor and autonomic preganglionic neurons. There are, however, some exceptions to this afferent/efferent rule.

Descriptor ID	D013126
MeSH Number(s)	A08.800.800.720.725
Concept/Terms	Spinal Nerve Roots Spinal Nerve Roots Nerve Root, Spinal Nerve Roots, Spinal Root, Spinal Nerve Roots, Spinal Nerve Spinal Nerve Root Spinal Roots Root, Spinal Roots, Spinal Spinal Root Ventral Roots Ventral Roots Root, Ventral Roots, Ventral Ventral Root Dorsal Roots Dorsal Roots Dorsal Root Root, Dorsal Roots, Dorsal

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