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 ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database cross reference
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0821671
- FMA:75383
- UMLS:C0821671 (ncithesaurus:Pectinate_Line)
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/245445008
- EMAPA:19159
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectinate_line
- NCIT:C34245
has related synonym
linea anocutanea
Hilton's 'white line'
dentate line
recto-anal junction
site of anal membrane
Term relations
Subclass of:
- intestinal junction
- ectoderm-derived structure
- connects some hindgut
- part of some anal canal
- connects some proctodeum