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Dorsal Spinal Root Structure Afferent Neurons Arises Dorsolateral

Front Dorsal root
Back Structure: afferent neurons arises from the dorsolateral side of the spinal cord, posterior to the denticulate ligament, and contains the DRG.

Components: somatosensory, viscerosensory (T1-L2, S2-4)

Function: conducts sensory information from the spinal nerves into the CNS (via dorsal horn)

Tags: nerves

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