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"the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"nounthe cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum openstype of:part of:
Definition that contains cecum
- colon the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
- appendix a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
- ileum the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum
- colonoscopy visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation
- ileocolic artery an artery that originates from the superior mesenteric artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the cecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colon
- superior mesenteric artery originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colon
- arteria ileocolica an artery that originates from the superior mesenteric artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the cecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colon
- colonoscope an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum
- cecal of or like a cecum
- ileocolic vein a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon