Search
root filament (radicular fila, dorsal/ventral rootlet)
The small individual fiber fascicles into which the roots of all of the spinal nerves & several cranial nerves (hypoglossus, vagus, oculomotorius) divide in fanlike fashion before entering or leaving the spinal cord.
Dorsal filaments: carry sensory information to the CNS
Ventral filaments: convey motor information from the CNS to the periphery
Related
brachial plexus
General
filament
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds),
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.
Images
images related to root filament