Anatomy Of The Female Pelvic Floor Muscles
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Anatomy of the female pelvic floor muscles. The pelvic floor is a dome shaped muscular sheet separating the pelvic cavity above from the perineal region below. In order to allow for urination and defecation there are a few gaps in the pelvic floor. Female pelvic floor muscles the pelvic floor muscles work like a hammock to support the pelvic organs including the uterus bladder and rectum. 1 basics 1 1 anatomy and physiology of the pelvic floor.
This cavity encloses the pelvic viscera bladder intestines and uterus in females. It attaches to the walls of the lesser pelvis separating the pelvic cavity from the perineum inferiorly region which includes the genitalia and anus. There are two hip bones one on the left side of the body and the other on the right. The pelvic floor is a funnel shaped structure.
It is designed to keep the pelvic organs bladder uterus and rectum in place and support spinal and pelvic stability. To support the abdominal and pelvic viscera. The pelvic floor overview and function. Visualise your pelvic floor and see exactly what it is where it s located and why it is important to train this hidden group of muscles.
The abdominal and pelvic cavities are bounded above by the diaphragm anteriorly by the anterior abdominal muscles and the bony pelvis posteriorly by the spinal column and the posterior abdominal muscles and below by the pelvic floor the striated muscles known collectively as the pelvic diaphragm close the. The pelvic floor is primarily made up of thick skeletal muscles along with nearby ligaments and their investing fascia. Kegel exercises can help strengthen these muscles. The female pelvic floor is made of muscles and connective tissue that form a sling or hammock across the base of the pelvis fig 1.
Together they form the part of the pelvis called the pelvic girdle.