Anal valves
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.
Latin	valvulae anales
Gray's	subject #249 1185

The rectal sinuses end in small valve-like folds, termed anal valves, which join together the lower ends of the rectal columns.

[edit] External links

• SUNY Labs 43:11-0107 - "The Female Pelvis: The Rectum"

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