Deep Massage Society - THE ALA, YOUR PELVIC "WINGS" "Ala" means wing in Latin. From it, we have gotten the naming of the "ala" of the ilium - the winging out structure
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Text-book of anatomy and physiology for nurses. Fig. 42.—Hip-bone, Exterior.—(Morris.) The OS ilium is the highest part of the hip-bone and has abroad expanded portion called the wing (or ala). The
![Arcuate line of the ilium. The pelvis is divided by an oblique plane... | Download Scientific Diagram Arcuate line of the ilium. The pelvis is divided by an oblique plane... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281821052/figure/fig4/AS:280666517327894@1443927520730/Arcuate-line-of-the-ilium-The-pelvis-is-divided-by-an-oblique-plane-passing-through-the.png)
Arcuate line of the ilium. The pelvis is divided by an oblique plane... | Download Scientific Diagram
![The ilium wing height. The ilium wing height is the distance from the... | Download Scientific Diagram The ilium wing height. The ilium wing height is the distance from the... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338988197/figure/fig1/AS:878813848289282@1586536957612/The-ilium-wing-height-The-ilium-wing-height-is-the-distance-from-the-top-of-the-iliac.png)