In anatomy and neurology, the ventral root or anterior root is the efferent motor root of a spinal nerve.Cervical vertebraMedulla spinalisA spinal nerve with its anterior and posterior.The motor tract.Diagrammatic transverse section of the medulla spinalis and its membranes.A portion of the spinal cord, showing its right lateral surface. The dura is opened and arranged to show the nerve roots.Scheme showing structure of a typical spinal nerve. In anatomy and neurology, the ventral root or anterior root is the efferent motor root of a spinal nerve. At its distal end, the ventral root joins with the dorsal root to form a mixed spinal nerve.