Question

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

• A. 32
• B. 31
• C. 30
• D. 34

Answer 1

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.