pectinate line
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006574
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
- EMAPA:19159
- Wikipedia:Pectinate_line
- FMA:75383
- SCTID:245445008
- NCIT:C34245
- UMLS:C0821671 (ncithesaurus:Pectinate_Line)
FMA also has FMA:29321 but it's not clear how this differs
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Hemorrhoid.png
linea anocutanea, Hilton's 'white line', dentate line, recto-anal junction, site of anal membrane
uberon
UBERON:0006574
pectinate line, Pectinate line of anal canal
Term relations
- intestinal junction
- ectoderm-derived structure
- connects some hindgut
- part of some anal canal
- connects some proctodeum