Know Your Spine
The spine is one of the most vital parts of the human body. Below, please find which organs are affected by specific vertebrae in the spine.
Upper Neck, Upper Cervical Spine (C1 – C2)
• C1 – Brain, Nasal and Palette Glands, Lungs, Heart, Spleen, Kidney, Stomach, Liver, Large Intestines
• C2 – Eye, Sinuses, Brain, Nasal and Palette Glands
Mid/Lower Neck, Cervical Spine (C3 – C7)
• C3 – Eye, Sinuses, Nasal and Palette Glands,
• C4 – Eye, Sinuses, Nasal and Palette Glands, Sublingual Glands, Submaxilary Glands
• C5 – Parotid Gland, Sublingual Glands, Submaxilary Glands
• C6 – Parotid Gland, Thyroid
• C7 – Thyroid, Lungs
Mid Back, Thoracic Spine (T1 – T12)
• T1 – Lungs, Heart, Parotid Gland, Carotid Artery, Pulmonary Artery
• T2 – Lungs, Heart, Parotid Gland, Carotid Artery
• T3 – Lungs, Heart, Stomach, Pulmonary Artery, Carotid Artery
• T4 – Liver
• T5 – Stomach
• T6 – Pancreas
• T7 – Spleen
• T8 – Liver
• T9 – Adrenal
• T10 – Small Intestines
• T11 – Kidney
• T12 – Kidney
Lower Back, Lumbar Spine (L1 – L5)
• L1 – Large Intestines
• L2 – Large Intestines
• L3 – Large Intestines, Spleen, Bladder
• L4 – Large Intestines, Bladder
• L5 – Large Intestines, Spleen, Bladder
Basebone or Tailbone, Sacrum and Coccyx
• SACR – Large Intestines, Spleen, Bladder