Figure 8- 1 Bones of the Wrist and Hand

question 93

Multiple Choice

Figure 8- 1 Bones of the Wrist and Hand
Use Figure 8- 1 to answer the following questions:
-A herniated intervertebral disc is caused by

• A) ossification of the vertebral disc.
• B) loss of annulus fibrosis elasticity.
• C) protrusion of the nucleus pulposus.
• D) transformation of fibrocartilage to hyaline cartilage.
• E) slippage of the fibrocartilage disc.

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