The vestige of the tail is made up of four fused bones. They are known as
A
Sacrum
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B
Coccyx
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C
Sternum
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D
Root
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Solution
The correct option is B Coccyx The human coccyx, or tail bone, is a group of four or five small vertebrae fused into one bone at the lower end of our vertebral column. The coccyx is a vestige of a tail left over from our monkey-like ancestors.