INTERVERTEBRAL JOINTS

Type Intervertebral disc joint: Cartilaginous joint; symphysis
Zygapophyseal joint: Synovial plane joint, nonaxial, uniplanar
Articular surfaces Intervertebral disc joint: Articular surfaces on vertebral bodies
Zygapophyseal joint: Articular surfaces on articular processes
Ligaments Longitudinal ligaments (anterior, posterior), ligamenta flava, interspinous ligaments, intertransverse ligaments, supraspinous ligaments, nuchal ligament (cervical spine only)
Innervation Intervertebral disc joint: sinuvertebral nerve
Zygapophyseal joint: sinuvertebral nerve, medial branch of the posterior ramus of spinal nerve
Blood supply Segmental arteries
Movements Flexion, extension, lateral flexion and axial rotation of the vertebral column
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