Statement I: Nerves which arise from brain are called spinal nerves (12 pairs). Statement II: The medulla of the brain is connected to the spinal cord.

Question

Statement I: Nerves which arise from brain are called spinal nerves (12 pairs). Statement II: The medulla of the brain is connected to the spinal cord. (A) Only statement I is correct (B) Only statement II is correct (C) Both statements I and II are correct (D) Both statements I and II are in correct

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Nerves which arise from spinal cord are called spinal nerves. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves (8 pairs of cervical, 12 pairs of thoracic, 5 pairs of lumbar, 5 pairs of sacral and 1 pair of coccygeal nerves).

Q. Statement I: Nerves which arise from brain are called spinal nerves (12 pairs). Statement II: The medulla of the brain is connected to the spinal cord.

Only statement I is correct

Only statement II is correct

Both statements I and II are correct

Both statements I and II are in correct

Nerves which arise from spinal cord are called spinal nerves. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves (8 pairs of cervical, 12 pairs of thoracic, 5 pairs of lumbar, 5 pairs of sacral and 1 pair of coccygeal nerves).

Q. Statement I: Nerves which arise from brain are called spinal nerves (12 pairs).
Statement II: The medulla of the brain is connected to the spinal cord.