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	Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body. Page 1177
		The cecum lies quite free in the abdominal cavity and enjoys a considerable amount of movement, so that it may become herniated down the right inguinal canal, and has occasionally been found in an inguinal hernia on the left side.
		The cecum varies in shape, but, according to Treves, in man it may be classified under one of four types.
		As the fetus grows the cecum increases in length more than in breadth, so that it forms a longer tube than in the primitive form and without the broad base, but with the same inclination of the apex toward the ileocolic junction.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Cecum
		The cecum or caecum (from the Latin caecus meaning blind) is a pouch connected to the ascending colon of the large intestine and the ileum.
		The cecum is present in mammals, and two ceca are present in most birds, and some reptiles.
		In dissections by the Greek philosophers, the connection between the ileum of the small intestines and the cecum was not fully understood.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Cecum (353 words)

	eMedicine - Cecal Volvulus : Article Excerpt by: Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, LRCP, FRCS, FRCP, FRCR
		Pathophysiology: Wolfer et al described defective peritoneal fixation of the ascending colon and cecum in 10% of the population.
		This form of torsion occurs in a transverse plane and is associated with marked distension of the cecum, which is often displaced into the center of the abdomen.
		With a cecal bascule, the ileum may passively twist with the cecum and not be obstructed.
	www.emedicine.com /radio/byname/cecal-volvulus.htm (647 words)

	eMedicine - Cecal Volvulus : Article by Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, LRCP, FRCS, FRCP, FRCR
		If the cecum fails to descend beyond the peritoneal fold, which normally anchors the cecum in the right iliac fossa, it may instead pass across the duodenal loop and cause neonatal intestinal obstruction.
		When shorter segments of the colon and cecum are involved, the distended cecum may be found in the normal location (see Image 3).
		The proximal ascending colon and the cecum are void of barium due to obstruction at the level of the mid ascending colon.
	www.emedicine.com /radio/topic137.htm (3242 words)

	Cecum Picture
		The cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen.
		The cecum receives fecal material from the small bowel (ileum) which opens into it.
		The word "cecum" comes from the Latin "caecus" meaning "blind." This refers to the fact that the bottom of the cecum is a blind pouch (a cul de sac) leading nowhere.
	www.medical-definitions.net /Cecum-definition.htm (132 words)

	Cecum - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Cecum: the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum".
		Cecum: The blind sac or outpouching area of the LARGE INTESTINE that is below the entrance of the SMALL INTESTINE.
		The following list attempts to classify Cecum into categories where each line is subset of the next.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/cecum.htm (215 words)

	Ask the Experts: Barium Enema and Colonoscopy Alternatives on MedicineNet.com
		The objective of a colonoscopy is to examine the entire colon (from rectum to cecum.
		(The cecum is the part of the colon where the small intestine joins the colon.
		If the doctor cannot reach the cecum, he/she may order a barium enema to help visualize the unexamined part of the colon.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=78187 (287 words)

	cecum - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Cecum, Cecum : InfoVisual Visual Dictionary [home, info]
		Phrases that include cecum: cecum vestibulare, cupular cecum of the cochlear duct, f cecum of frontal bone, f cecum of medulla oblongata, f cecum of tongue, more...
		Words similar to cecum: caecum, ceca, cecal, cecally, blind gut, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=cecum&ls=a (249 words)

	Cecum definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms easily defined on MedTerms
		Cecum definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms easily defined on MedTerms
		Cecum: The cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen.
		Appendectomy - Learn what the appendix is, complications, symptoms, diagnosis of appendicitis, and how an appendectomy is done
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2658 (202 words)

	Video: Live Worms in your Cecum » Carotids.Com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A colonoscopy was ordered and revealed multiple mobile 1-cm worms, Enterobius vermicularis, in the cecum.
		The worms live and mate within the bowels in the cecum.
		The female migrates to the anus to lay her eggs.
	www.carotids.com /show-and-tell/video-live-worms-in-the-cecum (421 words)

	Cecum
		This part of the colon is called the cecum.
		The ileocecal valve (ICV) at the end of the ileum regulates the flow from the small bowel into the colon.
		Image 3 is at the base of the cecum where the appendix is attached.
	www.gicare.com /pated/eicnafcc.htm (221 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ileum
		The ileum and cecum are drawn backward and upward.
		In anatomy of the digestive system, the cecum or caecum is a pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum.
		In veterinary anatomy, the ileum is distinguished from the jejunum by being that portion of the jejunoileum that is connected to the caecum by the ileocaecal fold.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ileum (1559 words)

	CECUM : Encyclopedia Entry
		The cecum or caecum (from the Latin caecus meaning blind) is a pouch connected to the ascending colon of the large intestine and the ileum.
		In dissections by the Greek philosophers, the connection between the ileum of the small intestines and the cecum was not fully understood.
		SUNY Figs 39:05-09 - "The cecum with the distal portion of the ileum."
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Cecum (326 words)

	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research - Wheat bran- but not oat bran-enriched diets increase the mucosal ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In mature rats, wheat bran increased the mucosal height in cecum and colon by 20%.
		A similar effect was observed in aged rats, with an increase of 15% in the cecum and of 17% in the colon.
		Figure 1 - Photomicrographs of the cecum mucosa from mature (1, 2 and 3) and aged (4, 5 and 6) rats fed a control diet (1 and 4) or diets enriched with oat bran (2 and 5) or wheat bran (3 and 6).
	www.scielo.br /scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997000800016&lng=en&nrm=iso (2474 words)

	* Cecum - (Disease): Definition
		The appendix is a small, finger-shaped pouch of intestinal tissue extending from the cecum, which is the first part of the large intestine.
		Indiana pouch procedure Continent urinary diversion procedure, wherein the pouch is constructed using a portion of the terminal ileum and cecum, with remaining ileum attached to the colon for digestive continuity.
		The ingested eggs hatch, and the whipworm embeds in the wall of the large intestine (cecum, colon,...
	en.mimi.hu /disease/cecum.html (334 words)

	Cecum
		The cecum is connected to the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum.
		English words defined with "cecum": appendix, arteria ileocolica, ascending colon &diams; caecal, cecal, cecal appendage, colon, colonoscope, colonoscopy ♦ ileocecal valve, ileocolic artery, ileocolic vein, ileum &diams; large intestine &diams; superior mesenteric artery ♦ vena ileocolica, vermiform appendix, vermiform process.
		Coecum (caecum, coecum), Cecum (caecum, coecum), Caecum (caecum, coecum), Zoekum (caecum, coecum), Zaekum (caecum, coecum), Intestinum caecum (caecum, coecum), Blinddarm (appendix, caecum, coecum).
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/english/ce/cecum.html (568 words)

	Cecum
		In biology, the cecum or caecum is a pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.
		It is separated from the ileum by the ileocecal valve (ICV) or Bauhin's valve, and is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine and part of the colon.
		Like the appendix, the cecum (from the Latin cæcus meaning blind) was once believed to have no function.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ce/Cecum.html (129 words)

	Brainboost - pyloric cecum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The occurrence of spirochaetes in the pyloric cecum in three species of planorbid molluscs is reported..
		Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi 65 (4), 739 - 746 (1999) Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi 65 (4), 739 - 746 (1999) Purification and Properties of Phospholipase A 2 from the Pyloric Cecum of the Starfish Asterina pectinifera..
		A chemical and histochemical study of the lipides of the pyloric cecum of the starfish, Asterias forbesi..
	www.brainboost.com /search.asp?Q=pyloric+cecum&lfmq=1 (204 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The cecum is present in mammals, and two ceca are present in birds, and some reptiles.
		Most herbivores have a relatively large cecum, due to the large number of bacteria in the cecum of herbivores, which aid in the enzymatic breakdown of plant materials such as cellulose.
		In dissections by the Greek philosophers, the connection between the ileum of the small intestines and the cecum was not fully understood.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=cecum (364 words)

	The Large Intestine
		The cecum, also spelled caecum, is a pouch or large tubelike structure in the lower abdominal cavity that receives undigested food material from the small intestine and is considered the first region of the large intestine.
		In humans, the cecum's main functions are to absorb fluids and salts that remain after completion of intestinal digestion and absorption and to mix its contents with a lubricating substance, mucus.
		The ascending colon extends up from the cecum at the level of the ileocecal valve to the bend in the colon called the hepatic flexure, which is located beneath and behind the right lobe of the liver; behind, it is in contact with the rear abdominal wall and the right kidney.
	www.becomehealthynow.com /article/bodydigestive/787 (1929 words)

	Cecum
		In anatomy of the digestive system, the cecum or caecum is a pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.
		This size difference results from the large number of bacteria in the cecum of herbivores, which aid in the enzymatic breakdown of plant materials such as cellulose.
		The appendix is a branch of the cecum.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Cecum (219 words)

	Tropical Medicine Central Resource
		The combination of a conical cecum with a normal-appearing terminal ileum helps to rule out other entities, such as tuberculosis and Crohn's disease, in most patients, although the terminal six inches of ileum may be involved in 10% or more of patients with severe cecal amebiasis.
		Several fistulas extend from the tip of the cecum, which is deformed in a typical conical or pyramidal shape.
		There is marked thickening and deformity of the wall of the cecum, ascending colon and hepatic flexure; numerous ulcers are present.
	tmcr.usuhs.mil /tmcr/chapter1/imaging8.htm (757 words)

	Bambooweb: Cecum
		In anatomy of the digestive system, the cecum or caecum is a pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.
		This size difference results from the large number of bacteria in the cecum of herbivores, which aid in the enzymatic breakdown of plant materials such as cellulose.
		Like the appendix, the cecum (from the Latin caecus meaning blind) was once believed to have no function.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/C/e/Cecum.html (222 words)

	Cecum and Large Intestine - The Merck Veterinary Manual
		The underlying reason for impaction of the cecum is unknown, although it has been speculated that cecal muscular activity is abnormal in affected horses.
		The impacted mass may be felt extending cranially in the abdomen, and the affected segment of bowel identified by palpating the longitudinal bands on the surface of the ventral colon.
		Impaction of the cecum is relatively easy to identify because the mass is situated in the right paralumbar region.
	www.merckvetmanual.com /mvm/htm/bc/22004.htm (2858 words)

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