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See the crucial function of every vertebra of your spine and how it affects the areas supplied by the corresponding nerves. |
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Click on a headline below to see which symptoms and conditions can result
from a disturbance in that area of your spine
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| C1 |
Blood supply to the head, pituitary gland, scalp,
bones of the face, the brain, the inner & middle ear, the sympathetic
nervous system.
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| C2 |
Eyes, optic nerve, auditory nerve, sinuses, mastoid
bones, tongue, forehead.
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| C3 |
Cheeks, outer ear, face bones, teeth, trifacial
nerve.
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| C4 |
Nose, lips, mouth, eustacian tube, mucous membranes.
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| C5 |
Vocal cords, neck glands, pharynx.
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| C6 |
Neck muscles, shoulders, tonsils.
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| C7 |
Thyroid gland, bursa in the shoulders, elbows.
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| T1 |
Arms from the elbows down, sophagus, trachea
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| T2 |
Heart, including its valves & covering,
coronary, arteries.
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| T3 |
Lungs, bronchial tubes, pleura, chest, breast,
nipples.
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| T4 |
Gall bladder and common duct.
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| T5 |
Liver, solar plexus, blood.
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| T6 |
Stomach.
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| T7 |
Pancreas, islands of Langerhans, duodenum
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| T8 |
Spleen, diaphragm.
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| T9 |
Adrenals, or supra-renals.
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Kidneys
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| T11 |
Kidneys, ureters.
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| T12 |
Small intestines, fallopian tubes, lymph
circulation.
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| L1 |
Large intestines or colon, inguinal rings.
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| L2 |
Appendix, abdomen, upper leg
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| L3 |
Sex organs, ovaries or testicles, uterus, bladder
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| L4 |
Prostate gland, muscles of the lower back, sciatic
nerve
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| L5 |
Lower legs, feet, toes, ankles, arches
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