| Anal columns | |
|---|---|
 Coronal section of rectum and the anal canal | |
 The interior of the anal cami and lower part of therectum, showing the anal columns and theanal valves between their lower ends (the columns were more numerous in the specimen than usual) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | columnae anales |
| TA98 | A05.7.05.004 |
| TA2 | 3012 |
| FMA | 15713 76435, 15713 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Anal columns (Columns of Morgagni or less commonlyMorgagni's columns) are a number of vertical folds, produced by an infolding of themucous membrane and some of the muscular tissue in the upper half of thelumen of theanal canal. They are named afterGiovanni Battista Morgagni, who has several othereponyms named after him.
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 1185 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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