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It is the disc or joint located between the vertebrae which allow for full movement of the spine making it a diarthroses joint. They are also considered gliding joints because they glide across each other to provide movement.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 16y agoThink of them as gel-filled shock absorbers between the bones that make up your back-bone, your spine.
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∙ 14y agobetween the verteba is the disc, like an oreo cookie.
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∙ 12y agoThere are typically 23 discs in the human spine, however, there may be 1 more or less depending on developmental anomalies.
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∙ 13y agoEach intervertebral disc contains a nucleus (center) surrounded by a sack of fibrocartilage (fibrous, connective tissue), rich in collagens (fibrous protein).
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∙ 13y agofibrocartilage
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∙ 12y agoFibrous cartilage
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∙ 15y agobetween the back bones known as vertebrae
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∙ 13y agothe lumbar region (lower back)
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Which tissue is found in intervertebral discs?
White Fibro cartilage
What connective tissue contains collagenous fibers found in intervertebral discs?
Fibrocartilage
What fibers are found in intervertebral discs?
fibro cartilage
What are the name of the fibrocartilage pads between adjacent bodies of the vertebrae?
Intervertebral discs
What is the function of the intervertebrae discs?
The major function of an intervertebral disc is to absorbs shock.
How many disks on your spine?
There are a total of twenty-three intervertebral discs
What are intervertebral discs composed of?
The intervertebral discs are made of outer annulus fibrosus, which is basically fibrocartilage.
Use Intervertebral in a sentence?
When the man injured his back he damaged his intervertebral discs.
What tissue makes up the intervertebral discs?
Fibrocartilage is the kind of tissue that makes up the intervertebral discs. The segments of the spine are connected with this tissue.
What is between vertebral bodies?
Intervertebral discs
What is unremarkable intervertebral discs?
Unremarkable intervertebral discs refer to discs in the spine that appear normal without any significant abnormalities or findings upon imaging, such as MRI or CT scans. This term is used when there are no signs of degeneration, bulging, herniation, or other pathologies noted in the intervertebral discs.
What is discogenic disease?
Diseases of the Intervertebral Disc producing Backache.
What regions of the vertebral column do not contain intervertebral discs?
intervertebral discs are not found in the sacrum and coccyx, where the vertebrae have fused, or between the first and second cervical vertebrae.
There are no intervertebral discs between these two bones?
sacrum
Which tissue makes up the intervertebral discs?
cartilege
Where are the intervertebral discs located?
the lumbar region (lower back)
What is the classification of the intervertebral discs and the symphysis pubis?
Slightly moveable
