There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves in our body -

1. 8 cervical (C1-C8) nerves emerge from the cervical spine; cervical means of the neck (there are 8 cervical nerves, but only 7 cervical vertebra)

2. 12 thoracic (T1-T12) nerves emerge from the thoracic spine; thoracic means of the chest

3. 5 lumbar (L1-L5) nerves emerge from the lumbar spine; lumbar means from the lower back region

4. 5 sacral (S1-S5) nerves emerge from the sacral bone; sacral means of the sacrum, the bony plate at the base of the vertebral column

5. 1 coccygeal nerve emerge from the coccygeal bone; coccygeal means of the coccyx, the tailbone