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 ]
Synonyms: joint of vertebral body inter-vertebral joint intervertebral symphysis inter-centrum joint
Term information
- UMLS:C1182940 (ncithesaurus:Vertebral_Joint)
- MA:0001514
- NCIT:C49577
- SCTID:244512000
- FMA:25511
- EMAPA:37622 (MA:th)
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