An mri showed that one of their dorsal roots was severed. The patient present upon a neurological examination they would have lost all sensation in the corresponding body part.
The dorsal root is sensory, and the ventral root is motor; the dorsal root may be absent in the first cervical nerve. The dorsal roots are distinguished by oval swellings known as spinal ganglia. They are made up of nerve cells, which give rise to sensory nerve fibers. The dorsal roots of the spinal nerve are in charge of sensory perception, whereas the ventral roots are in charge of motor control and functioning.
The dorsal root of the spinal nerve (also known as the posterior root of the spinal nerve or the sensory root) is one of the two "roots" that emerge from the spinal cord. It passes directly from the spinal cord to the dorsal root ganglion. The ventral root and nerve fibers then join to produce a spinal nerve.
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