cecum

(noun)

A pouch, usually peritoneal, that is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine.

Related Terms

Examples of cecum in the following topics:

  • Anatomy of the Large Intestine

    • The large intestine consists of the cecum and colon.
    • It starts in the right iliac region of the pelvis, just at or below the right waist, where it is joined to the bottom end of the small intestine (cecum).
    • The appendix is attached to its inferior surface of the cecum.
    • There are three bands, starting at the base of the appendix and extending from the cecum to the rectum.
    • A schematic of the large intestine, with the colon marked as follows: cecum; 1) ascending colon; 2) transverse colon; 3) descending colon; 4) sigmoid colon, rectum, and anus.

  • Anatomy of the Digestive System

  • Histology of the Large Intestine

    • The large intestine consists of the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal.
    • These three bands start at the base of the appendix and extend from the cecum to the rectum.

  • Classification and Identification of Helminths

    • However, the digestive tube for trematodes ends in the cecum.

  • Digestive System Development

    • The midgut is the lower duodenum, leading to the first two-thirds of the transverse colon, jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, and first two-thirds of the transverse colon.

  • Bacterial Flora

    • The normal flora is also essential for the development of certain tissues, including the cecum and lymphatics.

  • Appendicitis

    • In case of a retrocecal appendix (appendix localized behind the cecum), however, even deep pressure in the right lower quadrant may fail to elicit tenderness (silent appendix), the reason being that the cecum, distended with gas, protects the inflamed appendix from the pressure.

  • Digestive System: Small and Large Intestines

    • It has three parts: the cecum, the colon, and the rectum.
    • The cecum joins the ileum to the colon.

  • Abdominopelvic Regions

    • In the right lower quadrant sits the cecum, appendix, part of the small intestines, the right half of the female reproductive system, and the right ureter.
    • The right iliac region contains the appendix, cecum, and the right iliac fossa.

  • Burkitt's Lymphoma

    • The disease characteristically involves the jaw or other facial bone, distal ileum, cecum, ovaries, kidney or the breast .