Dorsal root of spinal cord
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
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Dorsal root of spinal cord
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).
Also known as dorsal root, dorsal root of spinal nerve, dorsal spinal nerve root, dorsal spinal root, posterior root of spinal nerve, radix dorsalis, radix posterior (nervus spinalis), radix sensoria (nervus spinalis), sensory root of spinal nerve — per UBERON
The Dorsal root of spinal cord is a part of the Nervous.