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  1. Spinal Nerves – What They Are and What They Do - Simply Psychology

    May 27, 2025 · Spinal nerves are peripheral nerves that emerge from the spinal cord and carry motor, sensory, and autonomic signals between the spinal cord and the rest of the body.

  2. Spinal nerve - Wikipedia

    Each spinal nerve is a mixed nerve, formed from the combination of nerve root fibers from its dorsal and ventral roots. The dorsal root is the afferent sensory root and carries sensory information to the brain. …

  3. Spinal nerves: Anatomy, roots and function | Kenhub

    Oct 30, 2023 · Learn the anatomy of the spinal nerves, including their roots, components and functions faster and more efficiently with this comprehensive article.

  4. Spinal nerve | Definition, Function, Diagram, Number, & Facts

    Spinal nerve, in vertebrates, any one of many paired peripheral nerves that arise from the spinal cord. In humans there are 31 pairs: 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coccygeal. Each pair …

  5. Spinal Nerves and Plexuses | Anatomy - Lumen Learning

    All of the spinal nerves are combined sensory and motor axons that separate into two nerve roots. The sensory axons enter the spinal cord as the dorsal nerve root.

  6. 12.4: Spinal Nerves and Their Branches - Medicine LibreTexts

    Spinal nerves originate from the spinal cord, carry both sensory and motor information to both somatic and visceral organs. Their connections to the skin to form a map of dermatomes.

  7. Spinal Nerves - Physiopedia

    Humans have 31 left–right pairs of spinal nerves, each roughly corresponding to a segment of the vertebral column: eight cervical spinal nerve pairs, 12 thoracic pairs , five lumbar pairs, five sacral …

  8. Neuroanatomy, Spinal Nerves - PubMed

    Aug 14, 2023 · The spinal nerves emanate from the spinal cord as pairs of nerves composed of both sensory and motor fibers that function as the intermediary between the central nervous system …

  9. Spinal Nerves – Boundless Anatomy and Physiology

    Spinal nerves, considered part of the peripheral nervous system, generally refer to mixed spinal nerves, which carry motor, sensory, and autonomic information between the brain and spinal cord and the …

  10. 13.3 Spinal and Cranial Nerves – Anatomy & Physiology 2e

    Spinal nerves are formed where a pair of nerve roots merge. The dorsal (posterior) nerve root contains the axons of sensory neurons, whereas the ventral (anterior) nerve root contains the axons of motor …