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Spinal Nerves
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Overview of the Spinal Nerves

A spinal nerve

A spinal nerve

Spinal nerves arise from a combination of nerve fibers from the dorsal and ventral roots of the spinal cord. 

This drawing shows white matter as a circle on the right, with the dorsal and ventral roots of the spinal cord emerging from different parts of the circle, but then joining to form spinal nerve.

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