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The coccyx is also known as the tailbone, and is made of three different bones fused together. It is shaped sort of like an arrowhead.

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What is the small bone located at the base of the spinal column?

coccyx


Scientific name for tail bone?

The anatomical term for tail bone is coccyx.


What is coccyx in a sentence?

Our teacher told us to put our coccyx bone on the back of the chair for good posture while we were doing handwriting.Ur Coccyx is a small triangular bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and tailless apes, consisting of several fused rudimentary vertebrae. Also called tailbone.


What bone is near your coccyx?

Tail boneThe coccyx is the last segment of the base of the back bone, its also known as the tailbone.The coccyx is a vestigial tail and is the last section of the spinal column.The coccyx (or tailbone) is located at the bottom of the pelvis, in between the glutes (or butt cheeks) . :)at the base of the spineThe base of the spine


What body part does the medical root word coccygo refer to?

The medical root word 'coccygo' refers to the coccyx (end bone of the spinal column).


Is the coccyx the end of the spinal cord?

Yes


What type of structure is the human tailbone?

The human tailbone, or coccyx, is a triangular bone formation located at the base of the vertebral column. It is made up of four fused vertebrae and serves as an attachment site for ligaments and muscles that support the pelvis and lower back.


Which bone is called the coccyx?

That is the tail bone.


How do you spell cocyx?

The correct spelling of the bone is the coccyx (tail bone, lowest bone on the spine for tailless primates).


How many sections in the spinal column?

There are three parts: cervical which is at the top, thoracic which is in the middle, and the lumbar which is at the bottom. There could be five parts if you count the sacrum and the coccyx (tail bone) which are at the way bottom or the spinal column.


Is the coccyx at the very bottom of the spinal column?

Yes it is.


Pain in coccyx?

Inflamation of the tissue & nerves around the coccyx -- or tail bone...