mucous folds of rectum
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Mucous membrane of the soft palate — Gray s subject #243 1141 The mucous membrane of the soft palate is thin, and covered with stratified squamous epithelium on both surfaces, excepting near the pharyngeal ostium of the auditory tube, where it is columnar and ciliated. According to… … Wikipedia
Mucous membrane — Layers: serosa longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus circular muscle submucosal plexus submucosal mucosal … Wikipedia
rectum — /rek teuhm/, n., pl. rectums, recta / teuh/. Anat. the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus. See diag. under intestine. [1535 45; < NL rectum (intestinum) the straight (intestine)] * * * End segment of the … Universalium
Circular folds — Interior of the descending portion of the duodenum, showing the Major duodenal papilla. Latin plicae circulares Gray s … Wikipedia
columnae anales — [TA] anal columns: vertical ridges or folds of mucous membrane at the upper half of the anal canal; called also Morgagni columns, rectal columns, and mucous folds of rectum … Medical dictionary
fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
plica — [TA] SYN: fold (1). [Mod. L. a plait or fold] plicae adiposae pleurae SYN: fatty folds of pleura, under fold. plicae alares plicae synovialis infrapatellaris SYN: alar folds of intrapatellar synovial fold, under fold. plicae ampullares tubae… … Medical dictionary
Human pharynx — pharynx Head and neck. Pharynx … Wikipedia
Nasopharynx — Front of nasal part of pharynx, as seen with the laryngoscope. Latin … Wikipedia
valve — 1. A fold of the lining membrane of a canal or other hollow organ serving to retard or prevent a reflux of fluid. 2. Any formation or reduplication of tissue, or flaplike structure … Medical dictionary