The number of spinal nerves in human is:

10 pairs

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12 pairs

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43 pairs

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31 pairs

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Solution

The correct option is D
31 pairs

The correct option is D
The explanation for the correct option:
Spinal nerves carry information from the spinal cord to other parts of the body.
There are 8 cervical nerves, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coccygeal.
This makes up 31 pairs.
Hence, the number of spinal nerves in humans is 31 pairs.

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