[DOC] [TLE] Coccyx | Define Coccyx at Dictionary.com [PAR] Coccyx definition, a small triangular bone forming the lower extremity of the ... 
1605-15; < New Latin < Greek kkkyx cuckoo, from its resemblance to a cuckoo's 
beak ... Running along each side of the spine, from the base of the skull to the... [DOC] [TLE] Coccyx - Wikipedia [PAR] The coccyx commonly referred to as the tailbone, is the final segment of the 
vertebral column in ... The first is the largest; it resembles the lowest sacral 
vertebra, and often .... This Greek name for the cuckoo was applied as the last 
three or four bones of .... "A new Late Miocene great ape from Kenya and its 
implications for the... [DOC] [TLE] bone names - Emporia State University [PAR] inaccurate common names are substituted. This language is nOt just ... learning 
them because it's mildly exciting .... Latin for "little plate". It seems a .... beak of the 
European cuckoo bird. ... the bottom is the opening called the foramen magnum 
where the spinal cord enters the skull. After ... The sphenoid bone resembles an. [DOC] [TLE] Medical Etymology Anatomy - Emory University [PAR] These muscles are named for their function, and the abducens nerve ... This cup-
shaped part of the hip was thought to resemble a small vinegar cruet of ... 
arachnoid for the cobweb-like membrane covering the brain and spinal cord. .... 
Adopted for anatomy from a supposed resemblance of this bone to the beak of a 
cuckoo. [DOC] [TLE] Martha Barnette - Learn a New Word - C [PAR] I don't think that losing your car keys is necessarily a sign of caducity." .... This 
word's English progeny, cenacle, first meant "small dining room", and .... It may 
sound cuckoo, but this bone at the end of the spinal cord is named ... a 
resemblance between this bone's triangular shape and the distinctive beak of the 
cuckoo bird. [DOC] [TLE] Why Does My Tailbone Hurt? Ways to Gain Relief - EnkiVillage [PAR] Tailbone or coccyx bone (named after the Greek word 'cuckoo' because of its 
resemblance with the beak of a bird), is never noticed by most ... Despite the 
small size, this small bone serves multiple functions in your body, such as m
aintenance of ... Direct or indirect injury to spine or tailbone can result in painful 
tailbone. [DOC] [TLE] Anatomy Words: July 2007 [PAR] Jul 31, 2007 ... Langley also named the parasympathetic division of the autonomic system. ... 
from the brain and sacral segments of the spinal cord, and thus to either side of 
the ... vertebral canal (and so named because of its resemblance to bone .... i.e., 
the "h" sound, and was so indicated in Greek writing by a small mark... [DOC] [TLE] Jejunum | Haggard Hawks | Words, language and etymology [PAR] Sep 22, 2016 ... Medical, anatomical and otherwise little-known names for body parts actually 
crop ... The coccyx at the base of the spine is so called because of its 
resemblance to the bill of a cuckoo, the Greek name ... Your cheekbone, or 
zygoma , takes its name from the Greek word for a yoke used to link cattle 
together. [DOC] [TLE] A Trip to the Zoo | Medtiquity [PAR] Jul 30, 2016 ... The primary role of these bones is to protect the spinal cord. ... sacrum (L., sacred 
bone) and which the Greeks named the hieron osteon (Gk., ... Finally, below the 
sacrum sits the coccyx, the small bony remnant of a ... when viewed from its side, 
it bears resemblance to a cuckoo's beak. ... Your Email Address [DOC] [TLE] coccyx tailbone evolution baby born with tail - Angelfire [PAR] Do Humans really have a Vestigial Tailbone? ... The coccyx is triangular in shape 
and attached to the bottom of the sacrum. Its name coccyx means cuckoo; it was 
named because of its resemblance to a cuckoo's billsee Walker (1987:253). ... 
in the sense that they are smaller than the tubercies on the thoracic vertebrae. [DOC] [TLE] Tail Bone Pain: Causes

Question: This small bone at the base of your spine is named for its resemblance to a cuckoo's beak
Answer: the coccyx