The pelvic floor is a dome-shaped sheet of muscle that separates the pelvic cavity from the perineum at the top from the bottom.
This cavity surrounds the pelvic viscera - bladder, intestines and uterus (in women).
The main function of the pelvic floor muscles is as follows:
Support the abdominal cavity and pelvic viscera, maintain the continuity of urine and feces, provide for emptying, defecation, sexual activity and childbirth.
Bladder
Anatomy of the bladder is a triangular hollow organ. In men, it is bounded by the pubic bone at the front and the rectum at the back in the lower abdomen. In women, the bladder is bounded at the back by the uterus and vagina.
Uterus
The uterus is an inverted pear-shaped muscular organ of the female reproductive system located between the bladder and rectum. It consists of several anatomical parts such as the cervix, the constriction and the body.
Intestines
The intestine is part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and is responsible for absorbing nutrients and vitamins. The small intestine is the longest section. It consists of three parts: the duodenum, which connects to the stomach; the jejunum, which absorbs nutrients and water; and the ileum, which digests what was once food and passes it to the large intestine.
The large intestine absorbs water, salt, and other digestive wastes, turning them into feces, which passes into the rectum. The large intestine is made up of several parts, including the rectum, which takes digestive waste products from the small intestine and transfers them to the large intestine; the appendix, which is a finger-shaped pocket that connects to the rectum; the colon, which is the longest part of the large intestine and absorbs water and salt; and finally the rectum, which stores feces until it passes through the anus and out of the body.
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