Which of the following statements concerning the structure of spinal nerves is true?
A. The ventral root contains motor or efferent fibers.
B. The ventral root has a prominent root ganglion.
C. Rootlets from the surface of the spinal cord form the dorsal and ventral rami.
D. Each spinal nerve is formed by the union of a cranial nerve and a spinal nerve.
E. Spinal nerves do not have specific cutaneous distributions.
A
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