The center portion of the intervertebral disk is the:
superior articular facet
core
nucleus pulposus
annulus fibrosis
nucleus pulposus
Rationale: The intervertebral disk is comprised of the outer annulus fibrosis and the center jelly-like nucleus pulposus.
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