Biology:Intersphincteric groove

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intersphincteric groove
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The interior of the anal canal and lower part of the rectum. (Line not shown but region is visible.)
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Identifiers
Latinsulcus intersphinctericus
Anatomical terminology

Intersphincteric groove or Hilton's white line is a boundary in the anal canal.[1]

Below it, lymphatic drainage is to the superficial inguinal nodes.[2]

Hilton's white line is slightly below the pectinate line, a landmark for the intermuscular border between internal and external anal sphincter muscles.

This line represents the transition point from non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium of the anal canal to keratinized stratified squamous epithelium of the anus and perianal skin.[3]

In live persons the color of the line is white, hence the name.

It is named for John Hilton.[4]

See also

References

  1. Ewing MR (July 1954). "The white line of Hilton". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine 47 (7): 525–30. PMID 13185975. 
  2. "Pelvis". http://mywebpages.comcast.net/wnor/pelvis.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-09. 
  3. "The Digestive System". http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/histomanual/digestive.html. Retrieved 2009-01-14. 
  4. synd/3030 at Who Named It?