Subdivision of vertebral column that corresponds to the caudal subdivision of the body, containing the caudal vertebrae. [ UBERONREF:0000006 ]
Synonyms: caudal vertebrae series axial skeleton tail region caudal skeleton
Term information
- EMAPA:18043
- AAO:0000082
- MA:0003158
Region of the vertebral column posterior to the caudal-sacral region, that may consists of two or three to more than 100 vertebrae. These vertebrae exhibit a gradual reduction in the sizes of their transverse processes and zygapophyses, but these structures are never entirely absent. All caudal vertebrae bear haemal arches.[AAO]