Figure 2: Scheme of a longitudinal section of the mid-region of two adjacent vertebrae including basalias and notochordal tissues. With b=basalia; LVBE=length of the vertebral body endplate; N=notochordal tissue; os=osteoid; T=trabecular bone; V=vacuolated tissue; VBE=vertebral body endplates; TVBE=thickness of the vertebral body endplate.