An imaginary line joining both dimples of Venus passes over the spinous process of the second sacral vertebra | They are directly to the two , the sites where the attaches to the of the |
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Named after , the Roman goddess of , they are sometimes believed to be a mark of beauty | The Latin name is fossae lumbales laterales "lateral lumbar indentations" |
An imaginary line joining both dimples of Venus passes over the spinous process of the second sacral vertebra.
14When seen in men, they're called "dimples of ", named after the Greco-Roman god of male beauty | [] The dimples of Venus also known as back dimples, Duffy Dimples, butt dimples or Veneral dimples are indentations sometimes visible on the human lower , just to the |
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They are used as a landmark for finding the superior articular facets of the sacrum as a guide to place sacral pedicle screws in spine surgery | Another use of the term "dimples of Venus" in surgical anatomy refers to two symmetrical indentations on the posterior aspect of the , which also contain a venous channel |