Notochord develops into?: (A) Annulus fibrosus, (B) Dorsal root ganglia, (C) Nucleus pulposus, (D) Veebral body
Answer is C. As the embryo enlarges,the notochord elongates considerably and lies in the midline,in the position to be later occupied by the veebral column. However ,the notochord doesn't give rise to the veebral column.most of it disappears,but pas of it persists in the region of each interveebral disc as the nucleus pulposes HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY-INDERBIR SINGH TENTH EDITION-PAGE NO:60