Taxonomic list T4, primary language: EN, subsidiary: LA, interface: EN, work in progress

zone of levator muscle of anus

List navigation
Home page Home page of the taxonomy
Top level cardinal part of organ Short Extended
Level 2 zone of organ Short Extended
Level 3 zone of muscle organ Short Extended
Current level zone of levator muscle of anus
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Ancestors
Taxonomic list
FMAID TA UID Pair
Short English equivalent
Short official Latin term
19089 16495
zone of levator muscle of anus
zona musculi levatoris ani
19090 1952 part
pubococcygeal muscle ; pubococcygeus muscle
musculus pubococcygeus
77254 1956↓ part
puborectal muscle ; puborectalis muscle; puboanal muscle; puboanalis muscle
musculus puborectalis ; musculus puboanalis
77214 16497
zone of pubococcygeal muscle
zona musculi pubococcygei
77253 1954↓ part
puboprostatic muscle ♂ ; puboprostaticus muscle ♂; levator prostatae muscle ♂
musculus puboprostaticus ♂ ; musculus levator prostatae ♂
1953 part
puboperineal muscle ; puboperinealis muscle
musculus puboperinealis
19090 1955↓ part
pubovaginal muscle ♀ ; pubovaginalis muscle ♀
musculus pubovaginalis ♀
19092 1958 part
iliococcygeal muscle ; iliococcygeus muscle
musculus iliococcygeus
265291 15249 part
pubovisceral muscle ; pubovisceralis muscle
musculus pubovisceralis
9 items
Scientific notes
UID
Libelle of note
1954
Dorschner et al. (2001 Adv Anat Embryol Cell Biol Vol 159) has not found a morphological substate for such a muscle.
1955
Fritsch et al. (2002 Dis Colon Rectum 45:188-194) and Wu et al. (2015 PLoS ONE 10:e0132226) could not demonstrate attachment to the vagina.
1956
The Musculus puborectalis colocalizes with the deep and superficial portions of the Musculus spincter ani externus (Wu et al. 2017 J Anat (Lond) 230:651-663; Wu et al. 2020 Clin Anat 33:275-285).
Signature
Type of list T4
List Unit Identifier 16495
Number of children 8 (validated)
Number of units 9 (validated)
Signature 13662 (validated since 4.1.2025)
Date: 24.08.2025