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pectinate line

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The pectinate line (anocutaneous line, dentate line, anorectal junction) is a line which divides the upper 2/3rds and lower 1/3rd of the anal canal. Developmentally, this line represents the hindgut-proctodeum junction. It is an important anatomical landmark, and several distinctions can be made based upon the location of a structure relative to this line:. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectinate_line ]

Synonyms: pectinate line of anal canal, linea pectinata canalis analis

Term info

database cross reference
UBPROP 0000012

FMA also has FMA:29321 but it's not clear how this differs

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Hemorrhoid.png

has related synonym

linea anocutanea, Hilton's 'white line', dentate line, recto-anal junction, site of anal membrane

id

UBERON:0006574

prefLabel

pectinate line, Pectinate line of anal canal