====== 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                                                                                                   |