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Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 15:26, 11 July 2008
, 15:26, 11 July 2008→Structure
==Structure==
==Structure==
*The caecum is a blind-ending diverticulum of the large intestine.
*It communicates with the ileum via the ileal orifice and with the colon via the caecocolic orifice.
*It consists of a base, body and apex, the apex being the blind-ending portion.
*It is attached to the ileum by a fold of peritoneum called the '''ileocaecal fold'''.
==Function==
==Function==