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Connections:
Your Spine and Nerve Roots |
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Nerve Roots branch from
the spinal cord through openings in the vertebrae to the organs, glands,
muscles and tissues. Here is an abbreviated list of Nerve Root
connections to illustrate the organs and body parts that could be
affected when subluxations occur and nerve
impulses are blocked. Upon reviewing at the list below, it becomes
readily apparent that our health and well being depend on a healthy and
free flow of signals throughout the nervous system.
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Vertebrae |
Organs and
Body Parts |
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skull-C1 |
pituitary gland, scalp, brain, ears, eyes |
| C1-C2 |
head, eyes, tongue,
ears, heart |
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C2-C3 |
face, neck, ear, shoulder, diaphragm |
| C3-C4 |
face, neck, chest,
diaphragm |
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C4-C5 |
neck, vocal cords, shoulder, upper arm, diaphragm |
| C5-C6 |
shoulder, arm,
tonsils |
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C6-C7 |
shoulder, arm, wrist, hand, thyroid |
| C7-T1 |
head, neck, heart,
thyroid, esophagus, trachea, shoulder, arm, elbow, wrist, hand |
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T1-T2 |
head, neck, heart, lung, upper arm |
| T2-T3 |
head, neck, heart,
lung, chest, upper arm |
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T3-T4 |
head, neck, heart, lung, gallbladder, upper arm |
| T4-T5 |
head, neck, heart,
liver, esophagus, blood circulation, upper arm |
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T5-T6 |
esophagus, stomach, spleen, pancreas, duodenum, mid-back |
| T6-T7 |
stomach, spleen,
pancreas, duodenum, gallbladder, mid-back |
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T7-T8 |
stomach, spleen, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, adrenal glands,
mid-back |
| T8-T9 |
stomach, spleen,
pancreas, liver, gallbladder, reproductive organs, liver, small
intestine |
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T9-T10 |
stomach, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, reproductive organs,
appendix, large intestine, leg |
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T10-T11 |
kidney, reproductive
organs, leg, small intestine, large intestine, bladder, adrenal
glands, ileocecal valve |
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T12-L1 |
kidney, reproductive organs, leg, small intestine, large
intestine, bladder, upper /lower back, ileocecal valve |
| L1-L2 |
abdomen,
reproductive organs, leg, foot, large intestine, bladder |
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L2-L3 |
reproductive organs, leg, foot, large intestine, bladder,
appendix, abdomen |
| L3-L4 |
reproductive organs,
bladder, prostate, large intestine, leg, foot |
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L4-L5 |
buttocks, leg, foot, toes, lower back |
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L5-Sacrum |
buttocks, leg, foot,
bladder, prostate |
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Sacrum |
buttocks, leg, foot, reproductive organs, bladder, prostate |
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Sacrum |
buttocks, leg,
reproductive organs, bladder, prostate |
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Sacrum |
buttocks, leg, reproductive, bladder, prostate |
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Sacrum |
reproductive organs,
anus |
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Sacrum |
rectum, anus |
Coccygeal
Plexus |
rectum, anus |
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Vertebra
Designation |
Region |
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C |
Cervical - 7 vertebrae, C1 - C7 |
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T |
Thoracic - 12
vertebrae, T1 - T12 |
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L |
Lumbar - 5 vertebrae, L1 - L5 |
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The Sacrum is a
triangular bone situated between the hips. |
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The Coccyx, also known as the "tail
bone," consists of four
rudimentary vertebrae that are fused together at the base of
the sacrum. |
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