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1
Q

What are the types of receptor endings in the intervertebral disc?

A

Nociceptors and Proprioceptors

2
Q

What is the relationship between size of the intervertebral disc and receptor endings?

A

The larger the disc, the greater the variety of receptor endings.

3
Q

What part of the intervertebral disc is innervated by the recurrent meningeal/sinu-vertebral/sinus vertebral nerve?

A

Outer lamellae of the annulus fibrosus at the posterior part of the intervertebral disc

4
Q

What forms the anterior neural plexus of the vertebral column?

A

Fibers from the ventral primary ramus

5
Q

What forms the lateral neural plexus of the vertebral column?

A

Fibers from ventral primary ramus
Fibers from white ramus communicans
Fibers from paradiscal ramus communicans
Fibers from gray ramus communicans

6
Q

What is the name given to the white ramus communicans which becomes embedded within the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc?

A

Paradiscal ramus communicans

7
Q

What part of the intervertebral disc is innervated by fibers from the paradiscal ramus communicans?

A

The outer lamellae of the annulus fibrosus at the lateral part of the intervertebral disc.

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