loading...| Preferred Name |
nucleus pulposus |
| Synonyms |
pulpy nucleus nucleus pulposus (diskus intervertebralis) nucleus pulposus of intervertebral disk nucleus propulsus nucleus propulsus of intervertebral disk |
| Definitions |
Function noyes: It functions to distribute hydraulic pressure in all directions within each disc under compressive loads. The jelly-like substance in the middle of the spinal disc which is a remnant of the notochord. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002242 |
| comment |
Function noyes: It functions to distribute hydraulic pressure in all directions within each disc under compressive loads. |
| contributes to morphology of | |
| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:18008 Wikipedia:Nucleus_pulposus MESH:D000070614 FMA:13550 MA:0000112 BTO:0003626 FMA:76703 SCTID:316586000 |
| definition |
The jelly-like substance in the middle of the spinal disc which is a remnant of the notochord. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Cervical_vertebra_english.png |
| develops_from | |
| has part |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_60924 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011860 |
| has_exact_synonym |
pulpy nucleus nucleus pulposus (diskus intervertebralis) |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
nucleus pulposus of intervertebral disk nucleus propulsus nucleus propulsus of intervertebral disk |
| id |
UBERON:0002242 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
nucleus pulposus |
| notation |
UBERON:0002242 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
nucleus pulposus |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000010 |
The nucleus pulposus consists of chondrocytes, collagen fibrils, and proteoglycan aggrecans that have hyaluronic long chains which attract water. Attached to each hyaluronic chain are side chains of chondroitin sulfate and keratan sulfate[Wikipedia:Nucleus_pulposus] |
| UBPROP_0000012 |
we group two FMA classes together |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002384 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PR_000050567 |