Pelvic Floor
| Definition: |
Soft tissue formed mainly by the pelvic diaphragm, which is composed of the two levator ani and two coccygeus muscles. The pelvic diaphragm lies just below the pelvic aperature (outlet) and separates the pelvic cavity from the PERINEUM. It extends between the PUBIC BONE anteriorly and the COCCYX posteriorly. |
| Notes: |
NIM when merely locational |
| Previously Indexed: |
Pelvis (1966-1993) |
Pelvic Floor Definitions and Terms
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