Coccygeal glomus
The coccygeal glomus (coccygeal gland or body; Luschka’s gland) is a vestigial structure placed in front of, or immediately below, the tip of the coccyx.
| Coccygeal glomus | |
|---|---|
Section of an irregular nodule of the glomus coccygeum. X 85. The section shows the fibrous covering of the nodule, the bloodvessels within it, and the epithelial cells of which it is constituted. | |
| Details | |
| Artery | median sacral artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | glomus coccygeum |
| TA98 | A12.2.12.011 |
| TA2 | 3890 |
| FMA | 15649 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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