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intervertebral joint

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The joint between adjacent vertebral bodies. May be composed of the nucleus pulposus, annular ligament, and the anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments. [ http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=87401 ]

Term info

Label

intervertebral joint

Synonyms
  • inter-centrum joint
  • inter-vertebral joint
  • intervertebral symphysis
  • joint of vertebral body
database cross reference
external ontology notes

FMA has 'intervertebral joint' as a GAT, and has two distinct classes 'intervertebral symphysis' and 'intervertebral syndesmosis', but note that the latter do not connect the centra

has broad synonym

vertebral joint

id

UBERON:0001468