Anal sinuses

Anal sinuses

Infobox Anatomy
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Latin = sinus anales
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GrayPage = 1185


Caption = Coronal section of rectum and anal canal.


Caption2 = 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.
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The rectal columns are separated from one another by furrows, or rectal sinuses, which end below in small valve-like folds, termed anal valves.

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* - "The Female Pelvis: The Rectum"
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