Posterior Root (Noun)
Meaning
One of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The posterior root of a spinal nerve carries sensory information from the body to the spinal cord.
- During surgery, the doctor carefully identified the posterior root to avoid damaging it and causing sensory deficits.
- Each posterior root enters the spinal cord dorsally and carries a specific type of sensory information from the body.
- Damage to the posterior root can result in loss of sensation, numbness, or tingling in specific areas of the body.
- The posterior root ganglion, a cluster of nerve cell bodies, is located within the posterior root of each spinal nerve.