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Intervertebral disks of fibro cartilage |
Located between the bodies of adjacent vertabrae, provide additional suppourt and prevent the vertebreal bodies from rubbing against each other |
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Intervertebral consist of |
An external Annulus fibrosus (fibrous ring) and an internal nucleus pulposus (pulp) |
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Cervical vertabrae |
Have very small bodies, most have bifid spinous processes and a transverse foramen in each transverse process. Only cervical vertabrae have transverse foramina |
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Atlas |
The first cerevical vertabrea, holds up the head |
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Vertabrael regions |
Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar |
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Herniated disk(ruptured) |
Results when the annulus fibrosus breaks or baloons, realeasing all or some of the nucleus pulpous |
