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**Begins opposite the apices of the caeca or at the vitelline diverticula
**Begins opposite the apices of the caeca or at the vitelline diverticula
**Suspended from the dorsal wall of the abdomen by the mesentery
**Suspended from the dorsal wall of the abdomen by the mesentery
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[[Image:Colon and Caeca Anatomy Avian.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Anatomy of the Avian Colon and Caeca - RVC 2008]]
*A short [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]]
*A short [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]]
**The colon lies ventral to the synasacrum and opens into the cloaca
**The colon lies ventral to the synasacrum and opens into the cloaca