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|<big>'''What processes occur in the caecum?'''
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*'''''Microbial fermentation, absorption of VFAs and transportation of chyme'''''
||[[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Introduction|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are mass movements?'''
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*'''''When large parts of the caecum have a peristaltic contraction at the same time to move chyme into the colon'''''
||[[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are the main histological differences of the caecum compared to the small intestine?'''
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*'''''No villi; no submucosal glands; large lymphatic nodules in the lamina muscularis; and an increased number of mucous glands.'''''
||[[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Histology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''In which species does the most caecal microbial fermentation take place?'''
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*'''''Equine species'''''
||[[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Species Differences|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How is the canine caecum unique?'''
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*'''''It has no direct connection to the ileum'''''
||[[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Species Differences|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How many taenia does the pig's caecum have?'''
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*'''''Three; ventral; lateral; and medial.'''''
||[[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology#Species Differences|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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