levator ani muscle
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Levator ani — Infobox Muscle Name = Levator ani Latin = musculus levator ani GraySubject = 119 GrayPage = 422 Caption = Left Levator ani from within. Caption2 = Coronal section through the anal canal. B. Cavity of urinary bladder V.D. Ductus deferens. S.V.… … Wikipedia
levator ani — ā .nī n a broad thin muscle that is attached in a sheet to each side of the inner surface of the pelvis and descends to form the floor of the pelvic cavity where it supports the viscera and surrounds structures which pass through it and inserts… … Medical dictionary
tendinous arch of levator ani muscle — arcus tendineus musculi levatoris ani … Medical dictionary
musculus levator ani — [TA] levator ani muscle: a name applied collectively to important muscular components of the pelvic diaphragm, including the pubococcygeus, puborectalis, and iliococcygeus muscles … Medical dictionary
nerve to levator ani — a branch of the sacral plexus that innervates the levator ani muscle … Medical dictionary
Corrugator cutis ani muscle — Gray s subject #120 425 Origin Insertion … Wikipedia
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Levator muscle — can refer to: * Levator scapulae muscle * Levator palpebrae superioris muscle * Levator ani * Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle * Levator veli palatini * Levator muscle of thyroid gland * Levator labii superioris * Levator anguli oris … Wikipedia
Muscle pubo-rectal — Muscle élévateur de l anus Vue inférieure du pelvis avec en bas une partie des muscles élévateur de l anus Le muscle élévateur de l anus ou muscle releveur de l anus ou levator ani en anatomie humaine est un muscle pair et symétrique qui ferme… … Wikipédia en Français
Muscle releveur de l'anus — Muscle élévateur de l anus Vue inférieure du pelvis avec en bas une partie des muscles élévateur de l anus Le muscle élévateur de l anus ou muscle releveur de l anus ou levator ani en anatomie humaine est un muscle pair et symétrique qui ferme… … Wikipédia en Français
