The iliococcygeal raphe marks the midline where the levator ani muscles meet
Iliococcygeal raphe
Left levator ani from within.
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Identifiers
Latin
raphe musculi iliococcygei
TA98
A04.5.04.018
TA2
2400
FMA
77257
Anatomical terminology
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The iliococcygeal raphe is a raphe representing the midline location where the levatores ani converge.[1]
^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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