Name

# Levator of Prostate (part of Levator Ani)

Pronunciation

(lev-a-tor) of (pros-tate)

Notes

The anterior portion of the Levator Ani occasionally separated from the rest of the muscle by connective tissue. From this circumstance, as well as from its peculiar relation with the prostate, which it supports as in a sling, it has been described as a distinct muscle, under the name of Levator prostate. In the female the anterior fibers of the Levator ani descend upon the side of the vagina.