In a herniated ("ruptured" or "slipped") disc, the ring of fibrocartilage called the ________ cracks and the ________ oozes out.

A) nucleus pulposus; anulus fibrosus
B) lamina; nucleus pulposus
C) anulus fibrosus; nucleus pulposus
D) anulus fibrosus; body
E) nucleus pulposus; lamina

Anulus Fibrosus

Fibrous material forming the outer portion of an intervertebral disk.

Nucleus Pulposus

The inner core of the vertebral disc, consisting of a jelly-like material that acts as a cushion between the spinal vertebrae.

Lamina

A thin layer, membrane, or plate of tissue, especially in bone or plant structures.