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Spinal nerve
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<p>A spinal nerve is a <a href="/facts/Mixed_nerve/2rxh9Lp1">mixed nerve</a>, which carries <a href="/facts/Motor_neuron/LNqgmtYf">motor</a>, <a href="/facts/Sensory_neuron/EwY1m2bV">sensory</a>, and <a href="/facts/Autonomic_nervous_system/hdmEY1Ay">autonomic</a> signals between the <a href="/facts/Spinal_cord/XbWLr917">spinal cord</a> and the body. In the <a href="/facts/Human_body/WP1QbDTn">human body</a> there are 31 pairs of spinal <a href="/facts/Nerve/q7GsAfYV">nerves</a>, one on each side of the <a href="/facts/Vertebral_column/Nuw1kV7o">vertebral column</a>. These are grouped into the corresponding <a href="/facts/Cervical_vertebrae/M7Kf14h9">cervical</a>, <a href="/facts/Thoracic_vertebrae/WXBWDkfM">thoracic</a>, <a href="/facts/Lumbar_vertebrae/BytnlsNy">lumbar</a>, <a href="/facts/Sacral_vertebrae/CTFnjSm0">sacral</a> and <a href="/facts/Coccygeal_vertebrae/BQ2qjXwg">coccygeal</a> regions of the spine. There are eight pairs of cervical nerves, twelve pairs of thoracic nerves, five pairs of lumbar nerves, five pairs of sacral nerves, and one pair of coccygeal nerves. The spinal nerves are part of the <a href="/facts/Peripheral_nervous_system/KjVpVnHU">peripheral nervous system</a>. </p>