The levator ani is a broad, thin muscle group, situated on either side of the pelvis. It is formed from three muscle components: the pubococcygeus, the...

The levator ani nerve is a nerve to the levator ani muscles. It originates from sacral spinal nerve 4. Essential Clinical Anatomy. K.L. Moore & A.M. Agur...

located posterior to levator ani and anterior to the sacrospinous ligament. The coccygeus muscle is posterior to levator ani and anterior to the sacrospinous...

S2-S4). It may also receive additional motor innervation from the nerve to levator ani. The sphincter consists mostly of slow twitch fibers that allow extended...

birth leads to widening of the gap between the anterior free borders of levator ani muscle of both sides, thus predisposing the child-bearer to prolapse...

the bulbospongiosus and the ischiocavernosus muscles respectively, the levator ani muscle (including the Iliococcygeus, pubococcygeus, puborectalis and...

perineal branch and the inferior rectal nerve of the pudendal nerve supply pubococcygeus and puborectalis of the levator ani muscle (iliococcygeus is supplied...

penis, levator ani, and the external anal sphincter. The latency of the perineal nerve can be measured with electrodes. It is used to test nerve function...

internal and external anal sphincters allows the feces to exit from the anus, finally, as the levator ani muscles pull the anus up over the exiting feces. Anal...

Pelvic floor muscles help to support the vulvar structures. The voluntary, pubococcygeus muscle, part of the levator ani muscle partially constricts...

variant of levator ani syndrome, is a severe, episodic pain in the regions of the rectum and anus. It can be caused by cramping of the levator ani muscle...

the Okabayashi space medially and the Latzko space laterally. Dorsal - Levator ani Superior - Uterine artery Superior / Ventral- Posterior leaf of the broad...

pelvic pain. Bladder pain syndrome. Interstitial cystitis. Levator ani syndrome. Pudendal nerve entrapment / pudendal neuralgia. SNS is used for several...

is distributed to the coccygeus muscle, part of the levator ani muscle, the sacrococcygeal symphysis, and (via the anococcygeal nerve) a small area of...

bulb of penis, levator ani, and the external anal sphincter. The deep branch of the perineal nerve is a branch of the perineal nerve, itself a branch...

muscle and nerve cells, providing a proposed solution for anal incontinence. Intestines Anatomy of the human anus External anal sphincter Levator ani This article...

to side, is smooth, and forms part of the anterior wall of the pelvis. It gives origin to the levator ani and obturator internus, and attachment to the...

canal—formed by the obturator fascia. The iliococcygeus portion of the levator ani attaches to the lateral walls of the pelvis via the obturator fascia through...

ligaments, to the coccygeus and levator ani in front of the ligaments, and to the gluteus maximus behind them. The apex is rounded, and has attached to it the...

estimated to have at least 8,000 nerve endings. Sexological, medical, and psychological debate has focused on the clitoris, and it has been subject to social...

Sacral plexus of the right side. Right hip bone. Internal surface. Left Levator ani from within. The Obturator externus. The arteries of the pelvis. Variations...

ani externus muscle Gluteus maximus muscle Obturator internus muscle Levator ani muscle Coccygeus muscle Articulations of pelvis. Posterior view. The...

middle, and lower third muscles and ligaments. The upper third are the levator ani muscles, and the transcervical, pubocervical, and sacrocervical ligaments...

the triple-loop system. For instance, research into the role of the levator ani muscle during defecation has provided additional insights into the complex...

than implanted sacral nerve stimulators. These exercises aim to increase the strength of the pelvic floor muscles (mainly levator ani). The anal sphincters...

Cervical vertebrae, by using C1-7, T1-12 or R1-12. There does not appear to be a definitive source counting all skeletal muscles. Different sources group...

bilateral levator ani and coccygeus muscles and these attach to the inner pelvic surface. The iliococcygeus and pubococcygeus make up the levator ani muscle...

the lateral wall internal pudendal artery internal pudendal vein pudendal nerve Outside Alcock's canal, crossing the space transversely inferior rectal...

straining to defecate.[medical citation needed] Atrophy of the levator ani muscle and disease of the pudendal nerve may also contribute to a perineal...

the anal canal. It relaxes to expel feces from the rectum and anal canal. Anatomy of the anus and rectum Left levator ani from within The interior of...