Assertion: intervertebral disc's nucleus pulposus | /r/CapableOf | act as hydraulic cushion
Facets:
value: to distribute stress
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: 81 Disc function deteriorates along with its structure: A healthy disc contains a soft and highly hydrated central region, the nucleus pulposus, which acts as a hydraulic cushion to distribute stress evenly between vertebrae, whereas degenerated discs have only a small hydrostatic region, or none, and exhibit high stress concentrations in the anulus.