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The correct pair of cervical nerves and cervical vertebrae is

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7, 7

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7,16

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8, 7

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16, 7

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Solution

The correct option is C 8, 7
There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves (8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coccygeal). Because there are only seven cervical vertebrae, the first seven cervical nerves exit above the same numbered cervical vertebrae.
Hence, the correct answer is (C)

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