The coccyx (pl.: coccyges or coccyxes), commonly referred to as the tailbone, is the final segment of the vertebral column in all apes, and analogous...

A coccyx fracture is a fracture of the coccyx, commonly called a broken tailbone or ‘puzzle fracture.’ The coccyx is located at the base of the spine...

Coccydynia is a medical term meaning pain in the coccyx or tailbone area, often brought on by a fall onto the coccyx or by persistent irritation usually from...

pelvic skeleton is formed in the area of the back, by the sacrum and the coccyx and anteriorly and to the left and right sides, by a pair of hip bones....

connects with the last lumbar vertebra (L5), and its lower part with the coccyx (tailbone) via the sacral and coccygeal cornua. The sacrum has three different...

the lower nine are fused in adults, five in the sacrum and four in the coccyx, or tailbone. The articulating vertebrae are named according to their region...

part of the tendinous arch of the obturator fascia, and is attached to the coccyx and anococcygeal body; it is usually thin, and may be absent, or be largely...

hip bones join at the pubic symphysis and together with the sacrum and coccyx (the pelvic part of the spine) comprise the skeletal component of the pelvis...

the region of the body between the pubic symphysis (pubic arch) and the coccyx (tail bone), including the perineal body and surrounding structures. The...

definition of axial skeleton is the bones including the vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx, skull, ribs, and sternum. Flat bones house the brain and other vital organs...

vertebrae (5 bones) Sacrum (5 bones at birth, fused into one after adolescence) Coccyx (set of 4 bones at birth) The bony pelvis consists of two parts: anterior...

It is the part of the body that corresponds roughly to the sacrum and coccyx in mammals, reptiles, and birds. While tails are primarily a feature of...

1848) Synonyms Coccyx nemorivaga Tengstrom, 1848 Grapholitha (Paedisca) finimitana Lederer, 1859 Coccyx finitimana Doubleday, 1859 Coccyx finitimana Stephens...

rectum is located at the back of the pelvis, in the curve of the sacrum and coccyx; the bladder is in front, behind the pubic symphysis. The pelvic cavity...

the sacrum and coccyx) is an amphiarthrodial joint, formed between the oval surface at the apex of the sacrum, and the base of the coccyx. It is a slightly...

paired bundle of nerve fibers that run from the base of the skull to the coccyx. They are a major component of the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic...

Zetterstedt, 1839 Synonyms Coccyx posticana Pseudococcyx posticana (Zetterstedt, 1839) Retinia fulvimitrana Heinemann, 1863 Coccyx mulsantiana Nrdlinger,...

cancerous. Definitive diagnosis is based on a tissue biopsy. Treatment of coccyx, testicular, and ovarian teratomas is generally by surgery. Testicular and...

coccyx or tailbone is removed. It is considered a required treatment for sacrococcygeal teratoma and other germ cell tumors arising from the coccyx....

vagina in women, and the other pelvic organs. Extensor coccygis Coccyx Coccydynia (coccyx pain, tailbone pain) Pubococcygeus muscle This article incorporates...

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inferior-ward from the apex of the conus medullaris to attach onto the coccyx.: 453  The filum terminale acts to anchor the spinal cord and spinal meninges...

medullaris to the back of the coccyx. The filum terminale provides a connection between the conus medullaris and the coccyx which stabilizes the entire...

for example, the joints of the knee, elbow and shoulder and into a broken coccyx. Cortisone is used by dermatologists to treat keloids, relieve the symptoms...

typically occur between the ages of 15 and 35. Although usually found near the coccyx, the condition can also affect the navel, armpit, the cheek, or the genital...

Its fibers are distributed to the skin superficial and posterior to the coccyx bone via the anococcygeal nerve of the coccygeal nerve plexus. A spinal...

have only three to five vestigial caudal vertebrae, fused into an internal coccyx).: 11  The extra lumbar and thoracic vertebrae account for the cat's spinal...

anococcygeal nerve) a small area of skin between the tip of the coccyx, and the anus. Coccydynia (coccyx pain, tailbone pain) Ganglion impar Sacral plexus Moore...

vertebrae forming the sacrum and four coccygeal vertebrae, forming the coccyx. Excluding rare deviations, the total number of vertebrae ranges from 32...

 pinivorana Binomial name Rhyacionia pinivorana (Zeller, 1846) Synonyms Coccyx pinivorana Lienig & Zeller, 1846 Retinia albionana Doubleday, 1850 Tortrix...