Dependent Variable- The variable being studied in the experiment; it is expected to change when the independent variable is changed. Thus, a typical experiment will examine the effects of the independent variable on the dependent variable.
Articular processes: These processes form joints between successive vertebrae. The superior and inferior articular processes arise from the same junctions as the transverse processes (one superior and one inferior process on each side), and each process has an articular surface called a facet.
herniated disk see herniated disk. intervertebral disk the layer of fibrocartilage between the bodies of adjoining vertebrae; see also herniated disk. intra-articular d's articular disk. Merkel's d's small cup-shaped tactile receptors in the skin that are particularly sensitive to continuous pressure.ntra-articular disk. articular disk. olfactory disk. these develop on the ventrolateral aspects of the head early in fetal development. They deepen, are surrounded by the developing nasal processes, then break through into the oral cavity and become the nasal cavities.