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levator ani muscle

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The Levator ani is a broad, thin muscle, situated on the side of the pelvis. It is attached to the inner surface of the side of the lesser pelvis, and unites with its fellow of the opposite side to form the greater part of the floor of the pelvic cavity. It supports the viscera in pelvic cavity, and surrounds the various structures which pass through it. In combination with the Coccygeus muscle, it forms the pelvic diaphragm. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levator_ani ]

Term info

Label

levator ani muscle

Synonyms
  • levator ani
  • musculus levator ani
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim

depicted by

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id

UBERON:0001326

taxon notes

the levator ani muscle acts to lower the tail, in animals that have one