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Body Regions > Torso > Abdominal Core > Pelvic Floor
Body Regions > Torso > Pelvis > Pelvic Floor
... > Tissues > Muscles > Muscle, Striated > Muscle, Skeletal > Abdominal Muscles > Pelvic Floor
... > Musculoskeletal System > Muscles > Muscle, Striated > Muscle, Skeletal > Abdominal Muscles > Pelvic Floor

Preferred term

Pelvic Floor  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Soft tissue formed mainly by the pelvic diaphragm, which is composed of the two levator ani and two coccygeus muscles. The pelvic diaphragm lies just below the pelvic aperture (outlet) and separates the pelvic cavity from the PERINEUM. It extends between the PUBIC BONE anteriorly and the COCCYX posteriorly.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Pelvic Diaphragm

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