The pubovaginal muscle is a pelvic floor muscle that attaches to the muscles of lateral walls of the midsection of the vagina and the pubis.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It is relatively short compared to the other levator ani muscles and extends between the pubic bones and the vagina.[7][8][9] Other muscles that are part of the levator ani are: the pubococcygeus muscle which is made up of the puboperineal, pubovaginal, and puboanal muscles; the puborectal muscle; and the iliococcygeal muscle.[9][10] The pubovaginal muscle was identified by anatomists as early as 1912.[11]
| Pubovaginal muscle | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Origin | Pubis |
| Insertion | Midsection of the lateral vaginal wall |
| Actions | Supports the lateral vaginal wall in pelvic cavity |
| Anatomical terms of muscle | |
References edit
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- ^ Stoker, Jaap; Taylor, Stuart A.; Delancey, John O. L. (2010-03-28). Imaging Pelvic Floor Disorders. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783540719687.
- ^ Craft, T. M.; Parr, M. J. A.; Nolan, Jerry P. (2004-11-10). Key Topics in Critical Care, Second Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 9781841843582.
- ^ Ashton-Miller, James A.; DeLANCEY, John O. L. (2007-04-01). "Functional Anatomy of the Female Pelvic Floor" (PDF). Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1101 (1): 266–296. Bibcode:2007NYASA1101..266A. doi:10.1196/annals.1389.034. hdl:2027.42/72597. ISSN 1749-6632. PMID 17416924. S2CID 6310287.
- ^ Grim, Miloš (2017). "Clinical topographic anatomy" (PDF). Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University.
- ^ a b Nyangoh Timoh, Krystel; Moszkowicz, David; Zaitouna, Mazen; Lebacle, Cedric; Martinovic, Jelena; Diallo, Djibril; Creze, Maud; Lavoue, Vincent; Darai, Emile (2018). "Detailed muscular structure and neural control anatomy of the levator ani muscle: a study based on female human fetuses". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 218 (1): 121.e1–121.e12. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2017.09.021. PMID 28988909. S2CID 29761046.
- ^ Hoyte, Lennox; Damaser, Margot (2016-03-01). Biomechanics of the Female Pelvic Floor. Academic Press. ISBN 9780128032299.
- ^ Progressive Medicine. 1912.
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