The nucleus pulposus first herniates into tears in the annulus fibrosus. It may eventually break through enough of the annulus to cause bulging. If the process continues, disc material may ...

A ruptured disk, sometimes called a herniated or slipped disk, happens when the inner part of the disk, the nucleus pulposus, leaks out of the disk through a crack in the annulus fibrosus.

It consists of the nucleus pulposus and the annulus fibrosus. The nucleus pulposus in a younger individual is soft and similar to crab meat in texture. It is surrounded by the annulus fibrosus ...