Describe the composition of the intervertebral discs.

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Intervertebral discs are composed of an inner semifluid nucleus pulposus, which gives the discs elasticity and compressibility, and a covering of fibrocartilage, the anulus fibrosus, which limits expansion and holds successive vertebrae together.

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