Coccyx
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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
