Vertebrae
- 7 cervical
- 12 thoracic
- 5 lumbar
- 5 sacral (fused)
- 4 coccygeal (variable, fused)
Spinal nerves
There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves:
- 8 cervical
- 12 thoracic
- 5 lumbar
- 5 sacral
- 1 coccygeal
Important cervical point
There are 8 cervical nerves but only 7 cervical vertebrae. C1 nerve exits above C1 vertebra; C8 exits between C7 and T1.
Diagram
