Sentences with phrase «called nucleus pulposus»

The intervertebral disc, which sits between vertebrae, is composed of an outer fibrous basket (annulus fibrosus) made of 70 % collagen and an inner gel - like layer called the nucleus pulposus.

The intervertebral discs are filled with a gelantinous substance in the middle called nucleus pulposus and when a disc prolapses this jelly - like centre squeezes out and puts pressure on the spinal cord compressing the nerve routes and causing pain.

Often, the conditions are caused by the breakdown of discs, the load - bearing, donut - like structures that cushion the bones of the spine and are made mostly of a tissue called nucleus pulposus.

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The disc is made up of two components, the inner, «cushiony» center, or NUCLEUS PULPOSUS and the outer ring called the ANNULUS FIBROSUS.

This jelly - like inside material inside is called the «nucleus pulposus» and it is this material that makes up the fibrocartilaginous embolus.