Iliococcygeal raphe

The iliococcygeal raphe is a raphe representing the midline location where the levatores ani converge.[1]

Iliococcygeal raphe
Left Levator ani from within.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	raphe musculi iliococcygei
TA	A04.5.04.018
FMA	77257
*Anatomical terminology*

See also

Anococcygeal body

References

Hsu; Summers, A.; Hussain, H.; Guire, K.; Delancey, J. (2006). "Levator plate angle in women with pelvic organ prolapse compared to women with normal support using dynamic MR imaging". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 194 (5): 1427–1433. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.055. PMC 1479225. PMID 16579940.

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