Wing of ilium | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ala ossis ilii |
TA98 | A02.5.01.104 |
TA2 | 1321 |
FMA | 42826 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The wing (ala) of ilium is the large expanded portion of the ilium, the bone which bounds the greater pelvis laterally. It presents for examination two surfaces—an external and an internal—a crest, and two borders—an anterior and a posterior.