nervus spinalis

dorsal horn, dorsal root - one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers

anterior horn, anterior root, ventral horn, ventral root - one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers

nerve, nervus - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

anterior crural nerve, femoral nerve, nervus femoralis - one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh

nervus phrenicus, phrenic nerve - one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing

cervical nerve - any of eight pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the cervical section of the spinal cord

coccygeal nerve, nervus coccygeus - the lowest pair of spinal nerves

lumbar nerve - any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord

sacral nerve - any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the sacral region of the spinal cord

thoracic nerve - any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord