Coccygeus

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Description[edit | edit source]

Coccygeus also known as ischiococcygeus is a sheet of triangular-shaped muscle located posterior to the levator ani muscles an anterior to the sacrospinous ligament in the pelvic floor. The coccygeus, together with the levator ani, forms the pelvic diaphragm.

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It originates from the ischial spines.

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The fibers insert into the lateral aspect of the coccyx an the sacrum.

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