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The tail bone in humans is the vestigal coccyx bone, which extends from the end of the pelvic girdle in a straight line with the spine.

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Technically the tail bone is called the coccyx.

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If by next you mean superior to, that would be your sacrum. But to the right and left of it are your pelvic bones

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There are at least 3 small bones joined together in your tailbone

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The coccyx.

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Scientific name for tail bone?

The anatomical term for tail bone is coccyx.


What is the name of the human tail a short bone at the end of the back bone?

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