Anal sinuses
Anal sinuses | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Sinus anales |
TA98 | A05.7.05.006 |
TA2 | 3013 |
FMA | 76584 |
Anatomical terminology |
The anal sinuses (rectal sinuses) are furrows in the anal canal, that separate the anal columns from one another. The anal sinuses end below in small valve-like folds, termed anal valves.
References[]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1185 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links[]
- Anatomy photo:43:11-0106 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center — "The Female Pelvis: The Rectum"
- pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (rectum)
Categories:
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- Digestive system
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