part of part of has part has part develops from contributes to morphology of chondroitin sulfate keratan sulfate chondrocyte organ intervertebral disk nucleus pulposus UBERON:0002242 Function noyes: It functions to distribute hydraulic pressure in all directions within each disc under compressive loads. pulpy nucleus The jelly-like substance in the middle of the spinal disc which is a remnant of the notochord. SCTID:316586000 MA:0000112 FMA:13550 nucleus pulposus (diskus intervertebralis) nucleus pulposus of intervertebral disk nucleus propulsus Wikipedia:Nucleus_pulposus FMA:76703 BTO:0003626 nucleus propulsus of intervertebral disk EMAPA:18008 notochord connective tissue ectoderm-derived structure collection of collagen fibrils