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Nucleus Pulposus
By: Tim Barclay, PhD
Medically reviewed by: Stephanie Curreli, MD, PhD
Last Updated: Jun 23, 2015
The nucleus pulposus is a gelatinous core surrounded by a band of fibrous fibrocartilage (annulus fibrosus) in each intervertebral disk.
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- Transverse Process
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- Ventral Root of Spinal Nerve
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