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**Between the taenia are sacculations, or haustra.
 
**Between the taenia are sacculations, or haustra.
 
**Haustra appear as folds on the interior surface.
 
**Haustra appear as folds on the interior surface.
***There are '''four''' taenia over the [[Caecum - Anaotmy & Physiology|caecum]]: -dorsal - ventral - lateral -medial.
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***There are '''four''' taenia over the [[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology|caecum]]: -dorsal - ventral - lateral -medial.
 
***The ''dorsal'' taenia provides the attachment site for the ileocaecal fold, which joins the [[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology|caecum]] to the [[Ileum - Anatomy & Physiology|ileum]].
 
***The ''dorsal'' taenia provides the attachment site for the ileocaecal fold, which joins the [[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology|caecum]] to the [[Ileum - Anatomy & Physiology|ileum]].
 
***The ''lateral'' taenia provides the attachment site for the caecocolic fold, which joins the [[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology|caecum]] to the ascending [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]].
 
***The ''lateral'' taenia provides the attachment site for the caecocolic fold, which joins the [[Caecum - Anatomy & Physiology|caecum]] to the ascending [[Colon - Anatomy & Physiology|colon]].
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