| Iliococcygeus muscle | |
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| Left Levator ani from within. | |
| Latin | musculus iliococcygeus |
| Gray's | subject #119 424 |
| Origin | ischial spine and from the posterior part of the tendinous arch of the obturator fascia |
| Insertion | coccyx and anococcygeal raphé |
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The Iliococcygeus arises from the inner side of the ischium and from the posterior part of the tendinous arch of the obturator fascia, and is attached to the coccyx and anococcygeal raphé; it is usually thin, and may fail entirely, or be largely replaced by fibrous tissue. It is part of the levator ani group of muscles.
An accessory slip at its posterior part is sometimes named the Iliosacralis.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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