the scientific name for coccyx is tailbone. all animals are have one. even human did. in the development of the fetus the coccyx is present but over time it is no longer there. there are some cases where humans are born with a tail and people think it is a genetic mutation but in reality those 1 in a million fetuses did not loose their tail during development.
Coccyx.
That's the Coccyx.
Coccyx is the scientific name for the tailbone. The jawbone is called the mandible in scientific terms.
The anatomical term for tail bone is coccyx.
That would be the Coxyx - pronounced 'cocksix'
The coccyx (pronounced kok-siks)
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.
The scientific name for the two bones in your bum is the "os coxae" or "innominate bones," which are part of the pelvis. These bones, along with the sacrum and coccyx, form the pelvic girdle.
The "butt-bone" is scientifically referred to as the coccyx (pronounced cok-siks) I believe it is the remnants of when our evolutionary ancestors had a tail. Gradually, over the course of millions of years, the tail shrank until what remains to this day is the coccyx, or "tail-bone".
tailboneTailboneThe coccyx is the tip of the human tail bone. At the base of the vertbrae, the last one and is slightly pointed. It is the last vertbrae in the buttox.Tailbone
coccyx
The coccyx is what we refer to as the tailbone.