| Anal valves |
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| 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. |
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valvulae anales |
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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.
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