anorectal flexure

  • 1anorectal flexure — flexura anorectalis …

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  • 2anorectal angle — the angle formed by the anorectal flexure; it flexes to maintain continence and straightens during defecation …

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  • 3flexure — A bend, as in an organ or structure. SYN: flexura [TA]. [L. flexura] anorectal f. [TA] the anteroposterior curve or angle, with convesity directed anteriorly, of the anorectal junction; tonus of the puborectalis (muscle) produces the …

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  • 4flexura — SYN: flexure. [L. a bending] f. anorectalis [TA] SYN: anorectal flexure. f. colica splenica left colic flexure. f. coli dextra [TA] SYN: right colic flexure. f. coli hepatis SYN: right colic flexure. f. coli sinistra [TA] SYN: left colic flexure …

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  • 5angle — The meeting point of two lines or planes; the figure formed by the junction of two lines or planes; the space bounded on two sides by lines or planes that meet. For angles not listed below, see the descriptive term; e.g., axioincisal, distobuccal …

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  • 6flexura anorectalis — [TA] anorectal flexure: the bend at the caudal end of the rectum, where it deviates caudally and posteriorly. Called also f. perinealis [TA alternative] and perineal flexure …

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  • 7lymph node — One of numerous round, oval, or bean shaped bodies located along the course of lymphatic vessels, varying greatly in size (1–25 mm in diameter) and usually presenting a depressed area, the hilum, on one side through which blood vessel s enter and …

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  • 8Pectinate line — labeled at bottom center. The interior of the anal cami and …

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  • 9junction — The point, line, or surface of union of two parts, mainly bones or cartilages. SYN: juncture. SYN: junctura (2) [TA], junctio. adhering junctions intercellular junctions, including zonulae adherentes, hemidesmosomes, and desmosomes, that… …

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  • 10Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …

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