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dorsal root of spinal cord

Term ID
UBERON:0002261
Synonyms
  • dorsal root
  • dorsal roots
  • dorsal spinal root
  • posterior root of spinal nerve
  • radix dorsalis
  • radix posterior
  • radix posterior nervi spinalis
  • root dorsali nervi spinalis
  • root sensoria nervi spinalis
  • sensory spinal root
Definition
The dorsal roots contain afferent sensory axons. The dorsal roots of each side continue outwards, along the way forming a dorsal root ganglion (also called a spinal ganglion).
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