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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Identifiers | |
Latin | Sinus anales |
TA98 | A05.7.05.006 |
TA2 | 3013 |
FMA | 76584 |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |