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Anal sinuses

Anal sinuses

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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]

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    Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 315. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.


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