SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Coccyx The Spinal Column  Sep 13, 2009 The sacrum and coccyx originally contain distinct bones during early development but each set of bones fuse to become one structure although the sacral region is still sometimes referred to as 5 segments (S1 to S5). Between each of the vertebrae are specialized shock absorbers known as intervertebral discs. (Suite101.com) Letter: Potts' article was a sensible piece on abortion  Sep 2, 2009 While modern biologists discount the broad sweep of Haeckel's formulation, "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny", they still recognize sub-human development in the embryo, as when the fetus develops a tail which later shrinks forming the coccyx. In early weeks of development there is little to distinguish among the embryos of a human, monkey, or even a fish. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO) Heres hoping Favres comeback ends in a faceplant  Aug 19, 2009 Here s hoping Favre s comeback ends in a faceplant. 4:21 pm August 18, 2009, by. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports) Back to Anatomy News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009