Ileum - Anatomy & Physiology
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BACK TO SMALL INTESTINE - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Introduction
Structure
- The ileum is the terminal portion of the small intestine.
- The boundary between the ileum and jejunum is arbitrarily distinguished by the position of the ileocaecal fold.
- It is more muscular and firmer than the jejunum.
- It terminates at the ileocaecocolic junction.