coccyx
A collection of caudal vertebrae in the coccygeal region that are fused and part of the bony pelvis. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
coccyx
- coccygeal skeleton
- coccygeal vertebrae I-IV
- coccyx [coccygeal vertebrae I-IV]
- coccyx [vertebrae coccygeae I-IV]
- fused caudal vertebrae
- fused caudal vertebral column
- os coccygis
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Small, bony element consisting of several fused, rudimentary caudal vertebrae; near metamorphosis the hypochord fuses to the coccyx, thereby forming the urostyle.[AAO]
uberon
tailbone, os coccygis
coccygeal
UBERON:0001350
In humans: The coccyx, commonly referred to as the tailbone, is the final segment of the human vertebral column. Comprising three to five separate or fused vertebrae (the coccygeal vertebrae) below the sacrum, it is attached to the sacrum by a fibrocartilaginous joint, the sacrococcygeal symphysis, which permits limited movement between the sacrum and the coccyx.
Term relations
- caudal region of vertebral column and part of some bony pelvis and has_fused_element some caudal vertebra
- bone of dorsum
- caudal region of vertebral column
- irregular bone
- part of some bony pelvis
- develops from some embryonic post-anal tail
- has_fused_element some caudal vertebra