The intestines are supported by a series of muscles known as the pelvic floor.
Pelvic floor diagram.
The levator ani the muscle of the pelvic floor and the diaphragm the main muscle of breathing are synergists they are designed to work together doing the same thing at the same time.
The pelvic floor is a dome shaped muscular sheet separating the pelvic cavity above from the perineal region below.
It attaches to the walls of the lesser pelvis separating the pelvic cavity from the perineum inferiorly region which includes the genitalia and anus.
The pelvic floor overview and function.
The main function of the pelvic floor muscles are.
This cavity encloses the pelvic viscera bladder intestines and uterus in females.
Last medically reviewed on january 23 2018.
When you inhale the diaphragm should drop increasing the space in the lungs and the pelvic floor drops as well.
There are two hip bones one on the left side of the body and the other on the right.
Together they form the part of the pelvis called the pelvic girdle.
In order to allow for urination and defecation there are a few gaps in the pelvic floor.
To support the abdominal and pelvic viscera.