ANATOMY
THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sacrum
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Coccyx
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The coccyx, commonly known as the tailbone, is below the sacrum. Individually, the sacrum and coccyx are composed of smaller bones that fuse (grow into a solid bone mass) by age 30. The sacrum is made up of five fused vertebrae (S1-S5), and three to five small bones fuse to create the coccyx.
Detailed explanation-2: -(TAYL-bone) The small bone at the bottom of the spine. It is made up of 3-5 fused bones. Also called coccyx.
Detailed explanation-3: -The coccyx, also known as the tailbone, is a small, triangular bone resembling a shortened tail located at the bottom of the spine. It is composed of three to five coccygeal vertebrae or spinal bones.
Detailed explanation-4: -The coccyx is a triangular arrangement of bone that makes up the very bottom portion of the spine below the sacrum. It represents a vestigial tail, hence the common term tailbone.
Detailed explanation-5: -Coccygeal bones are the last five vertebrae of the vertebral column that fuse to form coccyx, the tailbone.