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intervertebral disc
Sign in to saveAlso known as intervertebral fibrocartilage, intervertebral disk, IVD, Discus intervertebralis
cartilage of spine
Key facts
- Synonyms
- Spinal disc, intervertebral fibrocartilage, intervertebral cartilage, vertebral disc
- Part of
- Vertebral column
- System
- Musculoskeletal system
- Function
- Fibrocartilaginous joint between spinal vertebrae
- Latin
- discus intervertebralis
- Mesh
- D007403
- Ta98
- A03.2.02.003
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
46,641 papers- LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC SYNDROMES.The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 1963
- Intervertebral disc complex.Medical times · 1951
- Intervertebral disc removal and spine fusion.American journal of surgery · 1958
- Herniated intervertebral disc.Treatment services bulletin. Canada. Department of Veterans' Affairs · 1953
- Prolapsed intervertebral disc.Medicine illustrated · 1955
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Material used
- cartilage
- Image
- 716 Intervertebral Disk.svg
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- Commons category
- Intervertebral discs
- short name
- IVD
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Encyclopedic overview
An intervertebral disc (British English), also spelled intervertebral disk (American English), lies between adjacent vertebrae in the vertebral column. Each disc forms a fibrocartilaginous joint (a symphysis), to allow slight movement of the vertebrae, to act as a ligament to hold the vertebrae together, and to function as a shock absorber for the spine.
Structure
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “intervertebral disc” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.