intervertebral
Disc location descriptor
Intervertebral means situated or occurring between vertebrae—the bones that form the spine.
The term appears most often in intervertebral disc, the cushioning structure between adjacent vertebrae that absorbs shock and allows spinal flexibility.
Disc herniation or degeneration in these spaces causes back pain.
Of the lower spine
- cervicalOf the neck
- thoracicOf the chest region
- sacralOf rites or spine-base
- foramenAnatomical bone opening
facet · endplate · ligament · spinal · canal · pedicle · lamina · segment
Central controlling part
- annulusRegion between two circles
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
shock · absorber · herniation · bulge · protrusion · rupture · degeneration · desiccation
Decreasing a joint angle
- extensionAdded part or duration
- rotationTurning on an axis
- lateralOf the side
- bendingCurving from straight
articulation · range · motion · flexibility · suppleness · pivot · twist · kinematics
lumbar
Of the lower spine
foramen · facet · endplate · ligament · spinal · canal · pedicle · lamina · segment · junction
nucleus
Central controlling part
- annulusRegion between two circles
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
cushion · shock · absorber · herniation · bulge · protrusion · rupture · degeneration · desiccation · hydration
flexion
Decreasing a joint angle
bending · articulation · range · motion · flexibility · suppleness · pivot · twist · kinematics · dynamics
- jointsbutt joint, corner joint, knee, elbow, ankle
- primate bodyskull, ribcage, pelvis, femur, tibia
- intervertebral discsCushioning tissue between vertebrae
invertebrate, vertebrate, vertebrae, vertebra, vertebral, invertebrates