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There are a total of twenty-three intervertebral discs
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What is your spine made of?
The vertebral column,also called spinal column, spine, or backbone, in vertebrate animals is the flexible column extending from neck to tail, made of a series of bones, the vertebrae. Also ligaments which hold bones to bones are present. Vertebral disks made of fibrocartilage are found between the vertebral bones.
The lumbar section of a typical human spine contains how many vertebrae?
There are five vertebrae, or bones, in the lumbar spine.
What divides the scapula into unequal protions?
spine
The bone that run down your back?
The bones in your back are called vertebrae but all of them together are called the spine, the neck is cervical, mid-spine is thoracic and the lower spine is the lumbar.
What is mid cervical degenerative discovertebral complex?
What this refers to is a degenerative disk problem at the middle cervical region of your spine.The cervical spine is your neck, from the skull to the base of the neck. The mid-region disks are typically the C5,6 & 7 disks/vertebrae, and they're also the ones most commonly affected by disease."Discovertebral Complex" is just a fancy term for saying you've got degeneration in that area. What it's being caused by can be any number of things - hereditary disease, arthritis, stenosis, facet problems, etc.You can read more about it at Spine Universe - link is below.
Compression is a force that affects what area of the spine?
disks
The structures that absorb and disperse stress on the spine are?
The nucleus of the intervertebral disks absorb and disperse stress on the spine. It contains fibers suspended in a gel somewhat like jelly.
Are nerve roots in the spine a key component of intervertebral disks?
false
What is sclerosis in the lower spine?
Scoliosis is thickening or hardening of the bone. The lower lumbar spine is the lower back (Disks L1 - L5). Scoliosis in the lower lumbar spine means you have thickening or hardening of the bone in the lower back (lumbar disks L1-L5).
Where in body you finddiscoosteophytic?
In your vertebral column (spine, backbone). The term "disk" refers to your spinal disks; which are the ones that give motility and support to your spine.
Where can I learn about laser spine surgery?
Deuk Spine Institute is a laser spine institute committed to provide top laser spine surgery treating services for bulging disks, herniated discs, pinched nerves, and more.
Why are there discs of cartilage in the vertebral column?
Cartilage disks in the vertebral column provide flexibility and shock absorbing qualities to the spine. These disks become less elastic with age.
How do the discs and vertebrae help your spine?
One of the most important functions of disks is protecting the vertebrae and the nerves and blood vessels between the vertebrae. The disks also lend flexibility to the spinal cord, facilitating movements
Does a pilots spine shrink when he ejects?
The high g-force of the ejection rocket will produce a measurable compression of the cartilage disks in the pilot's spine, although the effect is not permanent (thankfully).
What is disc narrowing?
this refers to the disks in the spine ..as we age and other reasons the space begins to narrow between the vertabrae
A pic of cushions of cartilage between the vertebrae of the spine?
Those are the so-called "disks" of the spine. You have three more of them than I have,but conversely and for the same reason, I have a titanium plate where you don't have one.
Why l4 -l5 disc problems are common than other?
The L4-L5 disks are at the highest stress point of the lower lumbar spine. As such, it's more susceptible to overstressing of the joint and aggravating the disks.,
