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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[Image:opendogcaecum.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Dog caecum, ileum and colon - © RVC 2008]]
[[Image:opendogcaecum.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Dog caecum, ileum and colon - © RVC 2008]]
*Every 3-5 minutes, segmentation is replaced by ''mass movements''. This is similar to peristalsis, but large portions of the caecum contract simultaneously to move chyme into the [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]].
*Every 3-5 minutes, segmentation is replaced by ''mass movements''. This is similar to peristalsis, but large portions of the caecum contract simultaneously to move chyme into the [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]].
==Histology==
==[[Caecum - Histology|Histology]]==
==Species Differences==
==Species Differences==
*[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Anatomy/swine/Pig_abdomen.mp4 The Porcine Abdomen]
*[http://stream2.rvc.ac.uk/Anatomy/swine/Pig_abdomen.mp4 The Porcine Abdomen]
[[Category:Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology]]
[[Category:Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology]]