Figure intervertebral disc

Image of the intervertebral disc from above (A) and from the right (B)
  1. Intervertebral disc
    (Intervertebral disc) -
    Discus inter vertebralis
  2. Gelatinous core -
    Nucleus pulposus
  3. Fiber ring -
    Annulus fibrosus
  4. Spinal nerve -
    Spinal nerve
  5. Spinal cord - Medula spinalis
  6. Spinous process -
    Spinous process
  7. Transverse process -
    Transverse process
  8. Upper articular process -
    Superior articular process
  9. Intervertebral hole -
    Intervertebral foramen
  10. Vertebral bodies -
    Corpus vertebrae
  11. Front longitudinal ligament -
    Lig.longitudinale anterius

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