Portions

The Musculus levator ani can be subdivided into different portions:

• Musculus pubococcygeus
• Musculus pubovaginalis
• Musculus puborectalis
• Musculus iliococcygeus

Function

The Levator ani serves the raising of the after with By its tonus it stabilizes the Flexura perinealis the Rektums and is thereby importantly for the ability, the excrement restrainable. With female individuals the Levatoren of both sides flanks also the Vagina and makes an arbitrary narrowing possible of this hollow organ. The Levator ani is besides importantly for the stabilization of the basin organs. In the case of a slackening (e.g. due to births) it can come to dropping (Descensus) or even an incident (Prolaps) of Vagina and Uterus.

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