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72 relations: Anatomical terms of location, Ancient Greek, Andreas Vesalius, Anococcygeal body, Anterior longitudinal ligament, Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament, Ape, Bird anatomy, Coccydynia, Coccygectomy, Coccygeus muscle, Coccyx, Coccyx fracture, Conus medullaris, Cuckoo, Cydia (moth), Dutch language, EMedicine, Equine anatomy, External anal sphincter, Fibrocartilage, Filum terminale, Foramen, Fossa (anatomy), French language, Ganglion impar, Genus, German language, Gluteus maximus, Herophilos, Hominidae, Human, Intergluteal cleft, Ischial spine, Ischial tuberosity, Jean Riolan the Younger, Joint, Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament, Levator ani, Ligament, Miocene, Muscle fascicle, Nacholapithecus, Neoplasm, Parrot, Pelvic cavity, Perineal hernia, Perineum, Physician, Pia mater, ..., Posterior longitudinal ligament, Posterior sacrococcygeal ligament, Primate, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Pygostyle, Rectum, Rump (animal), Sacral spinal nerve 5, Sacrococcygeal symphysis, Sacrococcygeal teratoma, Sacrospinous ligament, Sacrotuberous ligament, Sacrum, Spinal cord, Synonym (taxonomy), Synovial joint, Terminologia Anatomica, Thigh, Tortricidae, Vertebra, Vertebral column, Yonsei Medical Journal. Expand index (22 more) »
Anatomical terms of location
Standard anatomical terms of location deal unambiguously with the anatomy of animals, including humans.
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Ancient Greek
The Ancient Greek language includes the forms of Greek used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around the 9th century BC to the 6th century AD.
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Andreas Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564) was a 16th-century Flemish anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body).
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Anococcygeal body
The anococcygeal body (anococcygeal ligament, or anococcygeal raphe) is a fibrous median raphe in the floor of the pelvis, which extends between the coccyx and the margin of the anus.
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Anterior longitudinal ligament
The anterior longitudinal ligament is a ligament that runs down the anterior surface of the spine.
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Anterior sacrococcygeal ligament
The anterior sacrococcygeal ligament or ventral sacrococcygeal ligament consists of a few irregular fibers, which descend from the anterior surface of the sacrum to the front of the coccyx, blending with the periosteum.
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Ape
Apes (Hominoidea) are a branch of Old World tailless anthropoid primates native to Africa and Southeast Asia.
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Bird anatomy
Bird anatomy, or the physiological structure of birds' bodies, shows many unique adaptations, mostly aiding flight.
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Coccydynia
Coccydynia is a medical term meaning pain in the coccyx or tailbone area, often brought on by a fall onto the coccyx or by persistent irritation usually from sitting.
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Coccygectomy
Coccygectomy is a surgical procedure in which the coccyx or tailbone is removed.
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Coccygeus muscle
The Coccygeus is a muscle of the pelvic floor, located posterior to levator ani and anterior to the sacrospinous ligament.
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Coccyx
The coccyx, commonly referred to as the tailbone, is the final segment of the vertebral column in humans and apes, and certain other mammals such as horses.
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Coccyx fracture
A coccyx fracture is a fracture of the coccyx, commonly called a 'broken tailbone' or ‘puzzle fracture.’ The coccyx is located at the base of the spine, under the sacrum.
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Conus medullaris
The conus medullaris (Latin for "medullary cone") or conus terminalis is the tapered, lower end of the spinal cord.
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Cuckoo
The cuckoos are a family of birds, Cuculidae, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes.
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Cydia (moth)
Cydia is a large genus of tortrix moths, belonging to the tribe Grapholitini of subfamily Olethreutinae.
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Dutch language
The Dutch language is a West Germanic language, spoken by around 23 million people as a first language (including the population of the Netherlands where it is the official language, and about sixty percent of Belgium where it is one of the three official languages) and by another 5 million as a second language.
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EMedicine
eMedicine.com, Incorporated is an online clinical medical knowledge base founded in 1996 by two medical doctors, Scott Plantz and Jonathan Adler, and by Jeffrey Berezin, a computer engineer.
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Equine anatomy
Equine anatomy refers to the gross and microscopic anatomy of horses and other equids, including donkeys, and zebras.
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External anal sphincter
The external anal sphincter (or sphincter ani externus) is a flat plane of muscular fibers, elliptical in shape and intimately adherent to the skin surrounding the margin of the anus.
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Fibrocartilage
White fibrocartilage consists of a mixture of white fibrous tissue and cartilaginous tissue in various proportions.
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Filum terminale
The filum terminale ("terminal thread") is a delicate strand of fibrous tissue, about 20 cm in length, proceeding downward from the apex of the conus medullaris.
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Foramen
In anatomy, a foramen (pl. foramina) is any opening.
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Fossa (anatomy)
In anatomy, a fossa (plural fossae; from the Latin "fossa", ditch or trench) is a depression or hollow, usually in a bone, such as the hypophyseal fossa (the depression in the sphenoid bone).
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French language
French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.
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Ganglion impar
The pelvic portion of each sympathetic trunk is situated in front of the sacrum, medial to the anterior sacral foramina.
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Genus
A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.
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German language
German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe.
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Gluteus maximus
The gluteus maximus (also known collectively with the gluteus medius and minimus, as the gluteal muscles, and sometimes referred to informally as the "glutes") is the main extensor muscle of the hip.
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Herophilos
Herophilos (Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), sometimes Latinised Herophilus, was a Greek physician deemed to be the first anatomist.
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Hominidae
The Hominidae, whose members are known as great apes or hominids, are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: Pongo, the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan; Gorilla, the eastern and western gorilla; Pan, the common chimpanzee and the bonobo; and Homo, which includes modern humans and its extinct relatives (e.g., the Neanderthal), and ancestors, such as Homo erectus.
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Human
Humans (taxonomically Homo sapiens) are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina.
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Intergluteal cleft
The intergluteal cleft, also known medically by various synonyms and colloquially as the "butt crack" or "ass crack", is the groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum, so named because it forms the visible border between the external rounded protrusions of the gluteus maximus muscles.
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Ischial spine
From the posterior border of the body of the Ischium there extends backward a thin and pointed triangular eminence, the ischial spine, more or less elongated in different subjects.
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Ischial tuberosity
The ischial tuberosity (or tuberosity of the ischium, tuber ischiadicum), also known informally as the sit bones, or as a pair the sitting bones is a large swelling posteriorly on the superior ramus of the ischium.
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Jean Riolan the Younger
Jean Riolan (the Younger) (15 February 1577 or 1580 – 19 February 1657) was a French anatomist who was an influential member of the Medical Faculty of Paris.
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Joint
A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system into a functional whole.
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Lateral sacrococcygeal ligament
In the human body, the lateral sacrococcygeal ligaments is a pair of ligaments stretching from the lower lateral angles of the sacrum to the transverse processes of the first coccygeal vertebra.
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Levator ani
The levator ani is a broad, thin muscle, situated on either side of the pelvis.
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Ligament
A ligament is the fibrous connective tissue that connects bones to other bones.
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Miocene
The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).
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Muscle fascicle
A muscle fascicle is a bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium, a type of connective tissue.
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Nacholapithecus
Nacholapithecus is a Middle Miocene genus of hominoid found in the Nachola formation in northern Kenya, a key genus in early hominid evolution.
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Neoplasm
Neoplasia is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue.
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Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines, are birds of the roughly 393 species in 92 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions.
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Pelvic cavity
The pelvic cavity is a body cavity that is bounded by the bones of the pelvis.
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Perineal hernia
Perineal hernia is a hernia involving the perineum (pelvic floor).
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Perineum
The perineum is the space between the anus and scrotum in the male and between the anus and the vulva in the female.
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Physician
A physician, medical practitioner, medical doctor, or simply doctor is a professional who practises medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.
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Pia mater
Pia mater (or in, retrieved 2012-07-28.), often referred to as simply the pia, is the delicate innermost layer of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
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Posterior longitudinal ligament
The posterior longitudinal ligament is situated within the vertebral canal, and extends along the posterior surfaces of the bodies of the vertebrae, from the body of the axis, where it is continuous with the tectorial membrane of atlanto-axial joint, to the sacrum.
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Posterior sacrococcygeal ligament
The posterior sacrococcygeal ligament or dorsal sacrococcygeal ligamentOMD: Definition is a ligament which stretches from the sacrum to the coccyx and thus dorsally across the sacrococcygeal symphysis shared by these two bones.
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Primate
A primate is a mammal of the order Primates (Latin: "prime, first rank").
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) is the official scientific journal of the National Academy of Sciences, published since 1915.
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Pygostyle
Pygostyle describes a skeletal condition in which the final few caudal vertebrae are fused into a single ossification, supporting the tail feathers and musculature.
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Rectum
The rectum is the final straight portion of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals, and the gut in others.
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Rump (animal)
The rump or croup, in the external morphology of an animal, is the portion of the posterior dorsum – that is, posterior to the loins and anterior to the tail.
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Sacral spinal nerve 5
The sacral spinal nerve 5 (S5) is a spinal nerve of the sacral segment.
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Sacrococcygeal symphysis
The sacrococcygeal symphysis (sacrococcygeal articulation, articulation of the sacrum and coccyx) is an amphiarthrodial joint, formed between the oval surface at the apex of the sacrum, and the base of the coccyx.
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Sacrococcygeal teratoma
Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is a type of tumor known as a teratoma that develops at the base of the coccyx (tailbone) and is thought to be derived from the primitive streak.
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Sacrospinous ligament
The sacrospinous ligament (small or anterior sacrosciatic ligament) is a thin, triangular ligament in the human pelvis.
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Sacrotuberous ligament
The sacrotuberous ligament (great or posterior sacrosciatic ligament) is situated at the lower and back part of the pelvis.
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Sacrum
The sacrum (or; plural: sacra or sacrums) in human anatomy is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine, that forms by the fusing of sacral vertebrae S1S5 between 18 and 30years of age.
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Spinal cord
The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column.
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Synonym (taxonomy)
In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name,''ICN'', "Glossary", entry for "synonym" although the term is used somewhat differently in the zoological code of nomenclature.
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Synovial joint
A synovial joint, also known as diarthrosis, joins bones with a fibrous joint capsule that is continuous with the periosteum of the joined bones, constitutes the outer boundary of a synovial cavity, and surrounds the bones' articulating surfaces.
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Terminologia Anatomica
Terminologia Anatomica (TA) is the international standard on human anatomic terminology.
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Thigh
In human anatomy, the thigh is the area between the hip (pelvis) and the knee.
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Tortricidae
The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera.
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Vertebra
In the vertebrate spinal column, each vertebra is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, the proportions of which vary according to the segment of the backbone and the species of vertebrate.
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Vertebral column
The vertebral column, also known as the backbone or spine, is part of the axial skeleton.
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Yonsei Medical Journal
The Yonsei Medical Journal is a general medical journal which has been published since 1960 by the Yonsei University, College of Medicine.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccyx
