Coccyx

Coccyx Apex

Bottom Most inferior portion of Coccyx

Coccyx Function

Fuse in to one bone in adults Diminishes in size from its Base to its Apex

Coccyx or

Os Coxae

Coccyx Base

Top Most superior portion of Coccyx

Coccygeal Horns

Two Superior Processes of the Coccyx

Coccygeal Horns Articulation

articulate with the Sacral Horns

Coccyx

composed of 3-5 usaully 4 rudimentary vertebra

Coccygeal horns or

cornu

Coccyx shape

from the articulation with the sacrum, curves inferiorly and anteriorly, often deviates from the midline on the body

Coccyx position

same horizontal plane as the midpoint of the hip joint or Greater Trochanter