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.
Pectinate line | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | linea pectinata, linea anocutanea |
TA98 | A05.7.05.009 |
TA2 | 3015 |
FMA | 29321 |
Anatomical terminology |
It is an important anatomical landmark in humans, and several distinctions can be made based upon the location of a structure relative to this line:
Distinction | Above pectinate line | Below pectinate line |
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Lymph drainage | internal iliac[1] | superficial inguinal lymph nodes (below Hilton's white line) |
Epithelium | columnar epithelium (as is most of the digestive tract - the line represents the end of the part of the body derived from the hindgut) | stratified squamous epithelium, non-keratinized (until Hilton's white line, where the anal verge becomes continuous with the perianal skin containing keratinized epithelium.) |
Embryological origin[2] | endoderm | ectoderm |
Artery | superior rectal artery | middle and inferior rectal arteries |
Vein | superior rectal vein draining into the inferior mesenteric vein and subsequently the hepatic portal system | middle and inferior rectal veins |
Hemorrhoids classification | internal hemorrhoids (not painful) | external hemorrhoids (painful) |
Nerves | inferior hypogastric plexus | pudendal nerves |
Additional images
- Microscopic cross section of the anorectal junction.
- Anatomy of the anus and rectum
- Coronal section of rectum and anal canal.
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