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
pubococcygeal muscles
levator ani-puborectalis
pubococcygeus
coccygeus muscle
pubococcygeal
kegel muscle
pc muscle
levator ani-pubococcygeus
Term relations
- muscle of pelvis
- axial muscle
- part of some levator ani muscle
- has_muscle_origin some pubis
- has_muscle_insertion some coccyx
- has_muscle_insertion some fused sacrum