The spinal cord has more cervical segments than cervical vertebrae. A) True B) False

Understand the Problem

The question is asking whether the statement about the spinal cord having more cervical segments than cervical vertebrae is true or false. This tests knowledge of human anatomy, particularly the structure of the spinal cord and vertebrae.

More Information

The spinal cord has 8 cervical segments that give rise to 8 pairs of cervical nerves, even though there are only 7 cervical vertebrae. This is due to the first cervical nerve exiting above the first cervical vertebra.

Tips

A common mistake is assuming the number of vertebrae and spinal segments in the cervical region are equal, but they are not.

Sources

• Spinal cord - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org