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| Coronal section of rectum and anal canal. | |
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| The interior of the anal cami and lower part of the rectum, showing the columns of Morgagni and the anal valves between their lower ends. The columns were more numerous in the specimen than usual. | |
| Latin | sinus anales |
| Gray's | subject #249 1185 |
The rectal columns are separated from one another by furrows, or rectal sinuses, which end below in small valve-like folds, termed anal valves.
External links
- SUNY Labs 43:11-0106 - "The Female Pelvis: The Rectum"
- Anal+sinuses at eMedicine Dictionary
- Norman/Georgetown pelvis (rectum)
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