Ventral ramus
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| Nerve: Ventral ramus | ||
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| The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots. (Ventral ramus labeled at lower left.) | ||
| Latin | ramus anterior nervi spinalis | |
| Gray's | subject #210 925 | |
The ventral ramus (anterior ramus, anterior divisions of the spinal nerves) supply the antero-lateral parts of the trunk, and the limbs; they are for the most part larger than the posterior divisions.
In the thoracic region they run independently of one another, but in the cervical, lumbar, and sacral regions they unite near their origins to form plexuses.
[edit] External links
- Dictionary at eMedicine anterior+ramus+of+spinal+nerve
- Norman/Georgetown terminologyanatplanes
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich abdo_wall72 - "Lumbosacral plexus"
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