If One Likens a Spinal Nerve to the Trunk of a Tree

question 72

Multiple Choice

If one likens a spinal nerve to the trunk of a tree, then the two roots of this tree are the dorsal and ventral roots. What would represent the two large branches of this tree?

• A) dorsal and ventral root ganglia
• B) ventral and dorsal rami
• C) the brachial plexus
• D) rami communicantes

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