Describe the lumbar plexus and sacral plexus

A) The lumbar plexus is a nerve network formed by axons from the anterior rami of spinal nerve segments C1-C5; the sacral plexus is a nerve network formed by axons from the anterior rami of spinal nerve segments C5-T1.
B) The lumbar plexus is a nerve network formed by axons from the anterior rami of spinal nerve segments T12-L4; the sacral plexus is a nerve network formed by axons from the anterior rami of spinal nerve segments S4-Co1.
C) The lumbar plexus is a nerve network formed by axons from the anterior rami of spinal nerve segments C1-C5; the sacral plexus is a nerve network formed by axons from the anterior rami of spinal nerve segments S4-Co1.
D) The lumbar plexus is a nerve network formed by axons from the anterior rami of spinal nerve segments L1-L5; the sacral plexus is a nerve network formed by axons from the anterior rami of spinal nerve segments L4-S5.
E) The lumbar plexus is a nerve network formed by axons from the anterior rami of spinal nerve segments T12-L4; the sacral plexus is a nerve network formed by axons from the anterior rami of spinal nerve segments L4-S4.


Answer: E

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