NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -In total, there are 31 pairs of spinal nerves grouped regionally by spinal region. 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-2: -Five Types of Spinal Nerves The 31 spinal nerve pairs are named after the vertebrae they originate from and similarly they innervate the regions of the body that the vertebrae are associated with.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves located at the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal levels: 8 pairs of cervical nerves (C1-C8).

Detailed explanation-4: -There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves (8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coccygeal). Because there are only seven cervical vertebrae, the first seven cervical nerves exit above the same numbered cervical vertebrae.