2006-06-20 06:25:59 · 56 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Some people do have tails.
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There are, but I don't have one.
Lemme find some info for you on it...
"Human tails
Human embryos have a tail that measures about one-sixth of the size of the embryo itself. As the embryo develops into a fetus, the tail is absorbed by the growing body. Infrequently, a child is born with a "soft tail", which contains no vertebrae, but only blood vessels, muscles, and nerves. Modern procedures allow doctors to eliminate the tail at delivery. The longest human tail on record belonged to a twelve-year-old boy living in what was then French Indochina, which measured nine inches (229 mm).[1]"
Here's a great site about it!!!
http://www.dimaggio.org/archive/tails_in...
Btw - omg it's making me sick. *Not for the feint of heart of stomache.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tail...
2006-06-20 06:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by Corn_Flake 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
The tail-bone is actually called the coccyx. Tail-bone is a nick name. The coccyx is far from useless. Though I can't say its not remnants of a tail we lost through evolution, I can say that there is more to it than "Some people do have tails." Some people have horns, or extra limbs; they're mutations. The coccyx is where many important ligaments and tendons are attached, and it also helps you sit without breaking your legs or spine by holding the weight. Whatever you think about the tail, its actual use is very important. Without it, you would have trouble standing, walking, sitting, and shitting.
2016-09-15 07:38:27 · answer #2 · answered by Ima 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do People Have Tails
2016-12-28 04:45:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you look a tail bone up, you might find the scientific name is not "tail bone". It's just a comon name folks use to describe the last few bones.
2006-06-20 06:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by Tim S 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We don't, we have a coccyx bone,it resembles a tail in some ways especially in developing fetuses. I guess that is how it got the to be called the tail bone.
2006-06-20 06:37:55 · answer #5 · answered by miss-snoopy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because we needed a name for that bone and tail is just as good as any given the spot it's located at. But some humans do have tails, they're called men and their tails are unusual as they hang from the front of the body.
2006-06-20 06:27:40 · answer #6 · answered by 666K9 4 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Could just be the name they gave it because of it's location. The spine has to stop somewhere right? Or maybe we had tails long ago.
2006-06-20 06:28:25 · answer #7 · answered by DiRTy D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Humans used to have tails like a dog, but as we adapted we lost most of tails. Humans still have a little, tiny tail, so that is why we call it a tail bone.
2006-06-20 06:28:18 · answer #8 · answered by august0893 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
We used to have a tail.
2006-06-20 06:29:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The people who are saying "because of evolution" aren't giving you the right answer. And this isn't a discussion of whether or not evolution is valid. The tailbone was named long, long before the concept of evolution was developed.
The reason it's called a "tailbone" is because it reminded people of a tail when viewing the skeleton alone. That's why. Headlights on cars in some languages are based on the word for eye. Evolution? No! It's just our natural way of wanting to associate the familiar with the unfamiliar.
So, is the tailbone like the apendix: a useless leftover? Apparently not. It serves an important purpose in protecting our backside and helping us sit.
Good luck.
2006-06-20 06:33:59 · answer #10 · answered by Mantis 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋