loading...| Preferred Name | pectinate line | |
| Synonyms |
Hilton's 'white line' recto-anal junction dentate line site of anal membrane linea anocutanea linea pectinata canalis analis pectinate line of anal canal |
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| Definitions |
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:. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006574 |
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| database_cross_reference |
Wikipedia:Pectinate_line NCIT:C34245 SCTID:245445008 UMLS:C0821671 EMAPA:19159 FMA:75383 |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Hemorrhoid.png |
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| has_exact_synonym |
linea pectinata canalis analis pectinate line of anal canal |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
Hilton's 'white line' recto-anal junction dentate line site of anal membrane linea anocutanea |
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UBERON:0006574 |
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| label |
pectinate line |
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| notation |
UBERON:0006574 |
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| prefLabel |
pectinate line |
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| textual definition |
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:. |
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| UBPROP_0000012 |
FMA also has FMA:29321 but it's not clear how this differs |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007651 |