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Intervertebral discs are the 23 narrow spongy shock absorbers which fit between the 24 separate bones of you spine. Without the discs these bones would grate and crunch every time you moved. Each disc has a strong fibrous outer casing - called the annulus fibrosus - and a soft, squashy, jelly-like interior called the nucleus pulposus - which is reinforced with strands of fibre. Intervertebral discs have very little in the way of nerve supply and contain no blood. They are made up largely of water. As you get older the amount of fluid in your discs will diminish slightly - and as a result you will get shorter. Other information can be found at: Bulging Disc
Herniated Disc
Prolapsed Disc
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What is is found between the vertebrae?
Invertebral discs
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.
What is the the spongy material found between the vertebrae called?
The part between the vertebrae is called the intervertebral disk. In the center of the disk is a the spngey part called the nucleus pulposus.
What does fibrocartilage look like?
Fibrocartilage is found most notably in the discs between vertebrae. This cartilage is a mixture of white fibrous tissue and cartilage tissue.
What is a bone found in the backbone?
The backbone is a column usually consisting of 24 vertebrae, the sacrum, intervertebral discs, and the coccyx situated in the dorsal aspect of the torso, separated by spinal discs.
Where are Semi-movable joints found?
between the vertebrae
Where is the spinal found?
in the spinal canal between the vertebrae.
What type of joint are the joints between vertebrae?
Gliding joints are found between vertebrae except for the first two which have a pivoit joint.
Pads of are located between the vertebrae?
A disc of cartilage is found between each of the vertebrae.
What is the junction between cardiac cells?
Desmosomes and gap junctions But, more specifically...the junctions found in Cardiac muscles are called "Intercalated Discs" singular: INTERCALATED DISC plural: INTERCALATED DISCS
The flat discs found in chloroplasts are called?
They are called granna. They are stacks of membranes
Which of the vertebrae can be associated with the chest?
The thoracic vertebrae are found in the chest region of the body. Humans have twelve thoracic vertebrae which are located between the cervical and lumbar vertebrae.
