General Physiology Lecture: Each pair of nerves corresponds to a segment of the cord and they are named and counted as accordingly:

__ cervical nerves
__ thoracic nerves
__ lumbar nerves
__ sacral nerves
__ coccygeal nerve

Question

Each pair of nerves corresponds to a segment of the cord and they are named and counted as accordingly:

__ cervical nerves
__ thoracic nerves
__ lumbar nerves
__ sacral nerves
__ coccygeal nerve

Stelle Anthonette · Accepted Answer

8 cervical nerves
12 thoracic nerves
5 lumbar nerves
5 sacral nerves
1 coccygeal nerve

Each pair of nerves corresponds to a segment of the cord and they are named and counted as accordingly: cervical nerves thoracic nerves lumbar nerves sacral nerves __ coccygeal nerve