Human Neuroanatomy
In the forebrain region, the term "dorsal" is used equivalently to "superior" (towards the top of the head).
Nerve rootlets stemming from the spinal cord form dorsal (sensory) and ventral (motor) roots before these unite to form the spinal nerve.
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