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What is the composition of the nucleus pulposus in the intervertebral disc?
What is the composition of the nucleus pulposus in the intervertebral disc?
Which ligament is located anterior to the vertebral bodies?
Which ligament is located anterior to the vertebral bodies?
What is the function of the anterior longitudinal ligament?
What is the function of the anterior longitudinal ligament?
What is the main physical property of the intervertebral disc?
What is the main physical property of the intervertebral disc?
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Which component of the intervertebral disc has concentric layers and inverse oblique fibers?
Which component of the intervertebral disc has concentric layers and inverse oblique fibers?
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What type of joint are the zygapophyseal joints?
What type of joint are the zygapophyseal joints?
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What causes radicular compression in disc herniation?
What causes radicular compression in disc herniation?
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Which ligament is located posterior to the vertebral bodies?
Which ligament is located posterior to the vertebral bodies?
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What is the range of movement of the symphysis (intervertebral disc) relative to body thickness?
What is the range of movement of the symphysis (intervertebral disc) relative to body thickness?
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What structure is the insertion point of the posterior longitudinal ligament?
What structure is the insertion point of the posterior longitudinal ligament?
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Which ligament is proximally attached to C1-C2 and distally attached to the posterior sacrococcygeal ligament?
Which ligament is proximally attached to C1-C2 and distally attached to the posterior sacrococcygeal ligament?
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What is the function of the alar ligaments?
What is the function of the alar ligaments?
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Which structure does a typical rib articulate with at its costovertebral joint?
Which structure does a typical rib articulate with at its costovertebral joint?
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What is the function of the costotransverse foramen?
What is the function of the costotransverse foramen?
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What structure connects the tubercle of a rib to the transverse facet of its related vertebra?
What structure connects the tubercle of a rib to the transverse facet of its related vertebra?
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Where are sternocostal joints found in relation to the ribs?
Where are sternocostal joints found in relation to the ribs?
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What is the function of the chondrosternal ligament?
What is the function of the chondrosternal ligament?
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Where is the manubrium located within the sternum?
Where is the manubrium located within the sternum?
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What type of joint is found between ribs VII to XI?
What type of joint is found between ribs VII to XI?
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