An anal valve is a small horizontal fold uniting the inferior ends of any two adjacent anal columns of the

anal canal The anal canal is the part that connects the rectum to the anus, located below the level of the pelvic diaphragm. It is located within the anal triangle of the perineum, between the right and left ischioanal fossa. As the final functional s ...

. An anal valve forms the inferior boundary of an anal sinus. The anal valves demarcate the level of the

pectinate line The pectinate line (dentate line) is a line which divides the upper two-thirds and lower third of the anal canal. Developmentally, this line represents the hindgut- proctodeum junction. It is an important anatomical landmark in humans, and fo ...

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* — "The Female Pelvis: The Rectum" Digestive system {{digestive-stub