Question

When using Single Hand, the highest spinal level you can use this move is ___ and the lowest spinal level is ____.

Answer 1

Answer:

When using Single Hand, the highest spinal level you can use this move is C6 and the lowest spinal level is L5.

Explanation:

The spinal cord consists of four sections are cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral. Each part of the spine protects various nerve groups, which regulate the body. Spinal cord is ovoid shaped, approximately 45 cm long in men, and approximately 43 cm in women. It is main pathway for information linking the brain and peripheral nervous system.

31 spinal cord nerve segments are grouped in human spinal cord which are given and arranged in proper order as follows:

• 8 cervical segments forming 8 pairs of cervical nerves from C1 to C8 (exception of the C8 pair which exit between the C7 and T1 vertebrae)
• 12 thoracic segments from 12 pairs of thoracic nerves  from Th1 to Th12.
• 5 lumbar segments from 5 pairs of lumbar nerves  from L1 to L5.
• 5 sacral segments forming 5 pairs of sacral nerves , exit the sacrum at the lower end of the vertebral column.
• 1 coccygeal segment is the 31st and last pair of spinal nerve.