Pelvic Floor

Synonyms

Diaphragm, Pelvic

Diaphragms, Pelvic

Floor, Pelvic

Pelvic Diaphragm

Pelvic Diaphragms

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 aperture (outlet) and separates the pelvic cavity from the PERINEUM. It extends between the PUBIC BONE anteriorly and the COCCYX posteriorly.