Each spinal disc is made of two parts:
the awnser is nuclei
To absorb vertical shocks.
Inter-vertebral disc
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herniated disk
nuclei
Well obviously in any one atom or cell there can only be ONE nucleus. However, the plural of "nucleus" is "nuclei", as in "the nuclei of the cells visible under the microscope were all stained blue and the nucleus of one cell stood out from the rest".
The plural form of "pulposus" is simply "pulposi."
Inter-vertebral disc
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The two parts of the intervertebral disc are the nucleus pulposus and the annulus fibrosis. The nucleus pulposus is considered the central portion while the annulus fibrosis is the anterior area of the disc.
Herniation of the nucleus pulposus.
nucleus pulposus
herniated disk
Yes, it cushions the vertebrae during various movements of the spine.
HNP is an acronym for herniated nucleus pulposus.
it becomes the nucleus pulposus (the jelly like matter) in between the intervertebral discs.
Nucleus pulposus: is a soft, elastic, gleatinous core, composed primarily of water (about 75 percent) with scattered articular and elastic fibers. Annulus fibrosus: tough outer layer of fibrosus cartilage. plates are composed of hyaline and fibrous cartilage.
The plural of nucleus is nuclei. It derives from the Latin word nucleus, which means "kernel."