Coccyx

Fusion of 3 to 5 vertebrae, with the base facing up and the apex facing down.

The coccyx has some structures:

  • coccygeal horns
  • Rudimentary Transverse Processes
  • Rudimentary Articular Processes
  • bodies
COCCYX - ANTERIOR VIEW
 Cóccix - Vista Anterior
Source: NETTER, Frank H.. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 2nd edition Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2000.
COCCYX - BACK VIEW
 Cóccix - Vista Posterior
Source: NETTER, Frank H.. Atlas of Human Anatomy. 2nd edition Porto Alegre: Artmed, 2000.

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