Anal columns
| Anal columns | |
|---|---|
 Coronal section of rectum and anal canal. | |
 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. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | columnae anales |
| TA98 | A05.7.05.004 |
| TA2 | 3012 |
| FMA | 15713 76435, 15713 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The lumen of the anal canal presents, in its upper half, a number of vertical folds, produced by an infolding of the mucous membrane and some of the muscular tissue. They are known as the anal columns (or rectal columns [Morgagni]).
External links
- Anatomy photo:43:11-0105 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Female Pelvis: The Rectum"
- pelvis at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (rectum)
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