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pubococcygeus muscle

Term ID
UBERON:0011528
Synonyms
  • coccygeus muscle
  • kegel muscle
  • levator ani-pubococcygeus
  • levator ani-puborectalis
  • musculus pubococcygeus
  • pc muscle
  • pubococcygeal
  • pubococcygeal muscles
  • pubococcygeus
Definition
The pubococcygeus muscle or PC muscle is a hammock-like muscle, found in both sexes, that stretches from the pubic bone to the coccyx (tail bone) forming the floor of the pelvic cavity and supporting the pelvic organs. It is part of the levator ani group of muscles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pubococcygeus_muscle
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