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40 Pelvic diaphragm

The pelvic floor or pelvic diaphragm is composed of muscle fibers of the levator ani, the coccygeus(ishciococcygeus), and associated connective tissue which span the area underneath the pelvis. The pelvic diaphragm is a muscular partition formed by the levatores ani and coccygei, with which may be included the parietal pelvic fascia on their upper and lower aspects. The pelvic floor separates