Anal sinuses | |
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![]() Coronal section of
rectum and
anal canal | |
![]() The interior of the anal canal and lower part of the
rectum, showing the
anal columns and the
anal valves between their lower ends (the columns were more numerous in the specimen than usual) | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | sinus anales |
TA98 | A05.7.05.006 |
TA2 | 3013 |
FMA | 76584 |
Anatomical terminology |
An anal sinus (rectal sinus) is a furrow formed between any two adjacent anal columns of the anal canal. An anal sinus is limited inferiorly by an anal valve (which unites the inferior ends of a pair of adjacent anal columns). The anal glands open into the anal sinuses. [1]
Anal sinuses | |
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![]() Coronal section of
rectum and
anal canal | |
![]() The interior of the anal canal and lower part of the
rectum, showing the
anal columns and the
anal valves between their lower ends (the columns were more numerous in the specimen than usual) | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | sinus anales |
TA98 | A05.7.05.006 |
TA2 | 3013 |
FMA | 76584 |
Anatomical terminology |
An anal sinus (rectal sinus) is a furrow formed between any two adjacent anal columns of the anal canal. An anal sinus is limited inferiorly by an anal valve (which unites the inferior ends of a pair of adjacent anal columns). The anal glands open into the anal sinuses. [1]