The pectinate line (dentate line) is a line which divides the upper two-thirds and lower third of the anal canal. Developmentally, this line represents...

its length by folds called anal valves, which converge at a line known as the pectinate line. This represents the point of transition between the hindgut...

and lower, separated by the pectinate line (also known as the dentate line): upper zone (zona columnaris) mucosa is lined by simple columnar epithelium...

hemorrhoidal plexus and externals from the inferior hemorrhoidal plexus. The pectinate line divides the two regions. Hemorrhoids are typically diagnosed by physical...

of the mouth, gums, lips and the portion of the anal canal below the pectinate line, which are all ectodermal in origin. One of its functions is to keep...

to the anal canal above the pectinate line drain to the internal ileocolic nodes. The anal canal below the pectinate line drains into the superficial...

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is to the superficial inguinal nodes. The anocutaneous line is slightly below the pectinate line and a landmark for the intermuscular border between internal...

the internal iliac artery. It is distributed to the rectum above the pectinate line. It anastomoses with the inferior vesical artery, superior rectal artery...

layer of smooth muscle of the large intestine. It extends from the pectinate line (anorectal junction) proximally to just proximal to the anal orifice...

Look up pectinate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pectinate may refer to: Pectinate line, a line which divides the upper two thirds and lower third...

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that supplies blood to the lower third of the anal canal below the pectinate line. The inferior rectal artery arises from the internal pudendal artery...

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to absorb nutrients from ingested foodstuffs. The epithelial cells which line these villi have microvilli. The transport of nutrients across epithelial...

It will form the lower part of the anal canal, below the pectinate line, which will be lined by stratified squamous non-keratinized (zona hemorrhagica)...

the stomach and duodenum, between the ileum and caecum, and at the pectinate line of the anus. The submucosa consists of a dense and irregular layer of...

serous fluid. The Latin anatomical name is tunica serosa. Serous membranes line and enclose several body cavities, also known as serous cavities, where they...

umbilicus back below the level of the iliac crest vulva anus (below the pectinate line) the thigh and the medial side of the leg (the lateral leg drains to...

iliac lymph nodes also drain the superior half of the rectum, above the pectinate line. It does not receive lymph from the ovary or testis, which drain to...

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digestive enzyme. Surface mucous cells follow the indentations and partly line the gastric pits. Other mucus secreting cells are found in the necks of the...

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forms part of the moist linings known as mucous membranes or mucosae, which line various tubes in the body, such as the respiratory tract, the gastrointestinal...

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