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Keywords: Pelvic, Iliococcygeus, Ischeococcygeus, Pubococcygeus, Coccygeus

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collective term for a group of muscles that form a sling around the vagina, urethra, and anus; part of the pelvic floor.

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The main muscle of the pelvic floor made up of different parts. These parts include pubococcygeus, iliococcygeus, coccygeus, and ischeococcygeus.

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Main muscle group supporting the pelvic floor.

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Overlapping sheets of striated muscle fibres. Works with internal and external anal sphincters as functional unit to maintain continence.

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The Levator ani is a broad, thin muscle, situated on the side of the pelvis.

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