Body Region: Pelvis & Hip

  • April 28, 2026
    The iliacus is the flat triangular muscle that fills the iliac fossa, joining the psoas major to form the iliopsoas…
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    The ischiocavernosus muscle covers the crus of the erectile tissue and compresses it during erection, preventing venous outflow from the…
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    The bulbospongiosus is a perineal muscle with sex-specific anatomy and function, forming the superficial perineal pouch alongside the ischiocavernosus. In…
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    The external anal sphincter is the voluntary striated muscle sphincter surrounding the anal canal, providing the conscious control component of…
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    The puborectalis is the deepest component of the levator ani and the most important muscle for maintaining faecal continence through…
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    The levator ani is the primary muscular floor of the pelvis, a broad muscular diaphragm forming a gutter-shaped sheet from…
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    The coccygeus is the most posterior component of the pelvic diaphragm, overlying the sacrospinous ligament from the ischial spine to…
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    The external urethral sphincter provides the voluntary conscious control of urination, encircling the membranous urethra as a sleeve of striated…
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    The transverse perinei are paired muscles running from the ischial tuberosities to the central perineal body (perineal body), which is…
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    The iliopsoas combines the iliacus from the iliac fossa and the psoas major from the lumbar vertebral bodies into a…

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