pubococcygeus muscle
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011528
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 info
- Wikipedia:Pubococcygeus_muscle
- SCTID:244958005
- FMA:19090
pubococcygeal muscles, levator ani-puborectalis, pubococcygeus, coccygeus muscle, pubococcygeal, kegel muscle, pc muscle, levator ani-pubococcygeus
uberon
UBERON:0011528
pubococcygeus muscle, Pubococcygeus
Term relations
- muscle of pelvis
- axial muscle
- has muscle insertion some fused sacrum
- part of some levator ani muscle
- has muscle origin some pubis
- has muscle insertion some coccyx