Difference between revisions of "Spine"
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*Herniated disc cause back pain. | *Herniated disc cause back pain. | ||
*May result in ''cauda equina syndrome''. | *May result in ''cauda equina syndrome''. | ||
*Composed of ''fibrous cartilage''.<ref>URL: [http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Cartilage/Cartil.htm http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Cartilage/Cartil.htm]. Accessed on: 2 January 2010.</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
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*Benign fibrous tissue. | *Benign fibrous tissue. | ||
*Nests of chondrocytes (as in immature [[cartilage]]). | *Nests of chondrocytes (as in immature [[cartilage]]). | ||
Images: | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Degenerative_disc_disease_-_intermed_mag.jpg Degenerative disc disease - intermed. mag. (WC)]. | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Degenerative_disc_disease_-_high_mag.jpg Degenerative disc disease - high mag. (WC)]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||