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 ]
Synonyms: musculus pubovaginalis musculus pubococcygeus levator prostatae
Term information
- SCTID:244958005
- FMA:19090
- Wikipedia:Pubococcygeus_muscle
human_reference_atlas
pubococcygeal muscles
levator ani-puborectalis
pubococcygeus
coccygeus muscle
pubococcygeal
kegel muscle
pc muscle
levator ani-pubococcygeus
Term relations
- muscle of pelvis
- has muscle insertion some fused sacrum
- part of some levator ani muscle
- has muscle origin some pubis
- has muscle insertion some coccyx