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	[[File:Grant 1962 663.png\|thumb\|A colour-coded diagram showing the approximate locations of human dermatomes.<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grant_1962_663.png wiki]</ref>		[[File:Grant 1962 663.png\|thumb\|A colour-coded diagram showing the approximate locations of human dermatomes.<ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grant_1962_663.png wiki]</ref>]]

	A [[Dermatome]] is an area of skin supplied by sensory nerve fibers from a single spinal nerve root. There are 30 defined dermatomes in the body—divided into cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal sections—that form a neurological map of your body.		A [[Dermatome]] is an area of skin supplied by sensory nerve fibers from a single spinal nerve root. There are 30 defined dermatomes in the body—divided into cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal sections—that form a neurological map of your body.