MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is NOT part of a “typical” spinal nerve? Olfactory epithelium.

Detailed explanation-2: -More specifically, there are eight cervical nerve pairs (C1-C8), twelve thoracic nerve pairs (T1-T12), five lumbar nerve pairs (L1-L5), 5 sacral (S1-S5), and a single coccygeal nerve pair.

Detailed explanation-3: -Caudal nerves are present in the rodents. In the human, there are 31 pairs of spinal nerves.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cauda equina – The collection of nerves at the end of the spinal cord that resembles a horse’s tail. Cervical spine – The neck region of the spine consisting of the first seven vertebrae.