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==
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