There are total 62 numbers of spinal nerves present in the human body. That is 31 pairs of spinal nerves.
The nerves are present as follows :
- 8 cervical (C1-C8) nerves emerge from the cervical spine (neck)
- 12 thoracic (T1-T12) nerves emerge from the thoracic spine (mid back)
- 5 lumbar (L1-L5) nerves emerge from the lumbar spine (lower back)
- 5 sacral (S1-S5) nerves emerge from the sacrum (the triangular bone at the base of the spine)