The posterior border of the
ala Ala, ALA, Alaa or Alae may refer to:
Places
* Ala, Hiiu County, Estonia, a village
* Ala, Valga County, Estonia, a village
* Ala, Alappuzha, Kerala, India, a village
* Ala, Iran, a village in Semnan Province
* Ala, Gotland, Sweden
* Alad, Seydu ...
, shorter than the anterior, also presents two projections separated by a notch, the posterior superior iliac spine and the
posterior inferior iliac spine. The posterior superior iliac spine serves for the attachment of the oblique portion of the
posterior sacroiliac ligament
The posterior sacroiliac ligament is situated in a deep depression between the sacrum and ilium behind; it is strong and forms the chief bond of union between the bones.
It consists of numerous fasciculi, which pass between the bones in various d ...
s and the
multifidus.
See also
*
Dimples of Venus
References
External links
* – "Posterior view of the skeleton of the trunk."
* – "The Female Pelvis - bones"
* – "The Sacral and Coccygeal Vertebrae, Posterior View"
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* https://web.archive.org/web/20170917131455/http://healthandspine.com/
Bones of the pelvis
Ilium (bone)
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