Effingham County is one of Illinois's most Republican counties, if not the most. In the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, John McCain carried the county by a 36% margin over Barack Obama, making it McCain's strongest county in the state, with Obama carrying his home state by a 25.1% margin over McCain.
Quick Answer. Each spinal nerve exits the vertebral column through a small hole, or foramen, on the side of the corresponding vertebrae, CNS-Visual Perspectives explains. The cervical nerves in the upper part of the spine exit above the vertebrae, while the nerves below the seventh cervical vertebrae exit below. Continue Reading.
A: Spinal nerves emerge from the spinal column through the intervertebral foramen of the vertebrae, according to Neuroscience Online. The human spinal cord is divided into 31 segments with nerve pairs forming at each segment. The spinal cord exits the skull through the foramen magnum and is housed by the vertebral column. Continue Reading