How many spinal nerves exit from each region of the spinal cord

How many spinal nerves exit from each region of the spinal cord? 

Spinal nerves exit the spinal cord in pairs: 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coccygeal.

Each spinal nerve is composed of the union of the dorsal sensory root and the ventral motor root.

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