gland of anal canal

A gland that is part of an anal canal [Automatically generated definition]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the gland of anal canal is

A gland that is part of an anal canal [Automatically generated definition]. The atlas records it as a gland at the organ scale in the human body.

Where the gland of anal canal is

It sits within the digestive system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the gland of anal canal connects to

The atlas records 5 typed relationships for it, across 2 kinds of connection. part of anal canal, digestive system and digestive tract.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the gland of anal canal. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as anal gland, anal sac, gland of anal sac, gland of anus and rectal gland. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0004760, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

• Part of: anal canal, digestive system and digestive tract.
• A kind of: gland and organ.

Questions

Where is the gland of anal canal?

It sits within the digestive system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What does the gland of anal canal connect to?

Part of: anal canal, digestive system and digestive tract.

Is the gland of anal canal the same in other species?

Leumas holds the same relationship vocabulary for every species it carries, so where another dataset records this structure you can put the two side by side on /compare.