Pectinate may refer to:
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Pectinate line
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.
It is an important anatomical landmark in humans, and fo ...
, a line which divides the upper two thirds and lower third of the anal canal
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Pectinate muscles
The pectinate muscles (musculi pectinati) are parallel muscular ridges in the walls of the atria of the heart.
Structure
Behind the crest (crista terminalis) of the right atrium the internal surface is smooth. Pectinate muscles make up the pa ...
, parallel ridges in the walls of the atria of the heart
* A salt of the heteropolysaccharide
pectin
Pectin ( ': "congealed" and "curdled") is a heteropolysaccharide, a structural polymer contained in the primary lamella, in the middle lamella, and in the cell walls of terrestrial plants. The principal chemical component of pectin is galact ...
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