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ventral root
any of the nerve roots issuing from the ventral side of the vertebrate brain or spinal cord, containing the motor nerves.
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sensory root of a spinal nerve that carries impulses to the spinal cord; ventral root carries impulses from the cord
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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all the sensory axons pass into the dorsal root ganglion where their cell bodies are located and then on into the spinal cord itself.
all the motor axons pass into the ventral roots before uniting with the sensory axons to form the mixed nerves.
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