_____ pairs of spinal nerves are present in the human spinal cord.

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Solution

The correct option is B
31

A spinal nerve is a mixed nerve, which carries motor, sensory, and autonomic signals between the spinal cord and the body. In humans, there are 31 pairs of spinal nerves, one of each pair present on either side of the vertebral column.

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___ pairs of spinal nerves are present in the human spinal cord.

_____ pairs of cranial nerves and ______ pairs of spinal nerves are present in the human body.

The number of pairs of nerves which arises from the spinal cord is :

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(b) 31

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