Sunday fun fact
Ala or Alae (plural) – Latin for wing. A flat wing-like process.
The Alae of the sacrum project laterally from the top and form the lumbosacral triangle’s base; they provide attachment points for the iliolumbar and lumbosacral ligaments.
The lesser wings of the sphenoid bone are also known as ala minor ossis shenoidalis and extend superolateral from the body of the sphenoid. An earlier Facebook post about the Sphenoid bone might interest some of you. Also, look at Anatomy Trains Australia and New Zealand Emag July edition for further reading.
Grab yourself a cup of coffee and your anatomy book. Now either pick up a sacrum or look at a picture of the sacrum. What is it that draws your attention? Now see if you can identify it. What structures attach there? Where do they go? Can you sense the relationship in your own body?Does this give you some answers? Does this give you further questions?
