Use stream of consciousness to answer the following. The thoracic nerves are the twelve spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic vertebrae. Each thoracic nerve T1-T12 originates from below each corresponding thoracic vertebra. Branches also exit the spine and go directly to the paravertebral ganglia of the autonomic nervous system where they are involved in the functions of organs and glands in the head, neck, thorax and abdomen.

Answer this question based on the passage: what are the nerves called that emerge from the thoracic region of the spinal cord?
The relevant information is: Each thoracic nerve T1-T12 originates from below each corresponding thoracic vertebra. Final answer: T1 - T12.