pelvic floor muscles

Question 1

what muscle is essential to the integrity of the pelvic floor and is involved in a medial epistomy (vertical midline incisino made at the vaginal opening through the vaginal and subvaginal mucosa)?

Answer 1

peineal body - tendinous center point of the perineum that sits between the bulbospungiosus muscle and the external anal sphincter. Anchors pretty much everything

external anal sphincter sits between the anococcygeal body and the perineal body

Question 2

what muscle is often stretched or pushed aside from fetal crowning and delivery and normally supports the pelvic floor?

Answer 2

levator ani muscle

Question 3

what muscle is strenthened by Kegel exercies?

Answer 3

levator ani

Question 4

what muscle is cut during mediolateral episiotomy?

Answer 4

transverse peineal muscle

Question 5

what muscle forces blood into the cliterus when the clit is stimulated?

Answer 5

ischiocavernosus muscle