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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[Image:opendogcaecum.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Dog caecum, ileum and colon - © RVC 2008]]
[[Image:opendogcaecum.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Dog caecum, ileum and colon - © RVC 2008]]
[[Image:Caecum and appendix of gibbon.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Gibbon caecum and appendix- © RVC 2008]]
[[Image:Caecum and appendix of gibbon.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Gibbon caecum and appendix- © RVC 2008]]
The caecum is a blind ending diverticulum of the large intestine and it exists at the junction of the '''[[Ileum - Anatomy & Physiology|ileum]]''' and the ascending '''[[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]]'''. Its size and physiological importance varies between species. It is a site of microbial fermentation, absorption and transportation.
The cecum is a blind ending diverticulum of the large intestine and it exists at the junction of the '''[[Ileum - Anatomy & Physiology|ileum]]''' and the ascending '''[[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]]'''. Its size and physiological importance varies between species. It is a site of microbial fermentation, absorption and transportation.
==Structure==
==Structure==
In the ruminant, the caecum is found on the right side of the abdomen, in the '''supraomental recess'''. The apex points caudally. It is relatively small and featureless, there are no taenia or haustra. Some microbial fermentation takes place.
In the ruminant, the caecum is found on the right side of the abdomen, in the '''supraomental recess'''. The apex points caudally. It is relatively small and featureless, there are no taenia or haustra. Some microbial fermentation takes place.
===[[Equine Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology|Equine]]===
===[[Alimentary System - Horse Anatomy|Equine]]===
A significant amount of fermentation takes place in the equine caecum.
A significant amount of fermentation takes place in the equine caecum.
contains haustra & tenia, very large, and point cranially.
===Porcine===
===Porcine===
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|videos = [http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Anatomy/bovine/Pot0048.mp4 The Small and Large intestine of the Ruminant]<br>[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Anatomy/bovine/Pot0052.mp4 Lateral view of the Abdomen of a young Ruminant]<br>[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Anatomy/equine/Pony_abdomen.mp4 Lateral View of the Equine Abdomen]<br>[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Frean/Pony/left_topography.mp4 Left Sided topography of the Equine abdomen]<br>[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Frean/Pony/right_topography.mp4 Right sided topography of the Equine Abdomen]<br>[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Anatomy/feline/pot0357.mp4 The Feline Abdomen]<br>[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Frean/sheep/LargeSmallIntestine.mp4 Small and Large intestine of the Sheep]<br>[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Anatomy/swine/Pig_abdomen.mp4 The Porcine Abdomen]
|videos = [[Video: Ruminant small and large intestine potcast|Ruminant small and large intestine potcast]]<br>[[Video: Ruminant abdomen potcast|Ruminant abdomen potcast]]<br>[[Video: Foal gastrointestinal tract potcast|Foal gastrointestinal tract potcast]]<br>[[Video: Abdominal viscera of the horse dissection|Abdominal viscera of the horse dissection]]<br>[[Video: Equine left-sided abdominal and thoracic topography dissection|Equine left-sided abdominal and thoracic topography dissection]]<br>[[Video: Equine left-sided abdominal and thoracic topography dissection 2|Equine left-sided abdominal and thoracic topography dissection 2]]<br>[[Video: Ovine large and small intestine dissection|Ovine large and small intestine dissection]]<br>[[Video: Porcine abdomen dissection|Porcine abdomen dissection]]
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[[Category:Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology]]
[[Category:Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology]]
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