Description
The levator ani muscle is one of the two muscles of the pelvic diaphragm, the other being the ischiococcygeus. It forms a large part of the pelvic diaphragm, which supports the pelvic organs. The levator ani muscle is a combined term for three muscles, these are the:
- iliococcygeus;
- pubococcygeus;
- puboanalis.
The levator ani muscle can be arbitrarily divided, by the midline of the body, into right and left halves.
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