sensory root of spinal nerve
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Posterior root of spinal nerve — The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots Latin radix posterior Gray s … Wikipedia
Spinal nerve — Nerve: Spinal nerve The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots Scheme showin … Wikipedia
spinal nerve — Anat. any of a series of paired nerves that originate in the nerve roots of the spinal cord and emerge from the vertebrae on both sides of the spinal column, each branching out to innervate a specific region of the neck, trunk, or limbs. [1785… … Universalium
Spinal nerve — One of the nerves that originates in the spinal cord. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves. They consist of the 8 cervical nerves, 12 thoracic nerves, 5 lumbar nerves, 5 sacral nerves, and 1 coccygeal nerve. * * * spinal nerve n any of the paired… … Medical dictionary
Posterior ramus of spinal nerve — Nerve: Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve Diagram of the course and branches of a typical intercostal nerve. (Posterior division labeled at upper right.) … Wikipedia
spinal nerve — noun any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal) • Syn: ↑nervus spinalis • Hypernyms: ↑nerve, ↑nervus • Hyponyms: ↑femoral nerve, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spinal nerve — noun Date: circa 1793 any of the paired nerves which leave the spinal cord of a craniate vertebrate, supply muscles of the trunk and limbs, and connect with the nerves of the sympathetic nervous system, which arise by a short motor ventral root… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Principal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve — Brain: Principal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve The cranial nerve nuclei schematically represented; dorsal view. Motor nuclei in red; sensory in blue. (Trigeminal nerve nuclei are at V .) Latin nucleus principalis nervi trigemini Gray s … Wikipedia
root — 1. The primary or beginning portion of any part, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord. SYN: radix (1) [TA]. 2. SYN: r. of tooth. 3. The descending underground … Medical dictionary
Spinal cord — Latin medulla spinalis The spinal cord nested in the vertebral column … Wikipedia
