Cecum and Vermiform Process."The cecum is in the right iliac and hypogastric regions; its position varies with its degree of distension, ...
Cecum dead-end pouch at the beginning of the large intestine
(cec = blind)
Cellular Respiration the process which occurs within mitochondria in which cells use oxygen to burn sugar for fuel ...
Cecum (the vermiform appendix is attached to the cecum).
Colon (ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon and sigmoid flexure)
Rectum
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cecum 1. Each arm of the blind-ending Y-shaped digestive tract of trematodes (phylum Platyhelminthes). 2. A region of the vertebrate digestive tract where fermentation can occur. It is located at the proximal end of the large intestine.
The large intestine is made up by the colon, cecum, appendix, and rectum. Material in the large intestine is mostly indigestible residue and liquid.
In human anatomy, the appendix appendix; also vermix) is a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum (or caecum), from which it develops embryologically. The cecum is a pouchlike structure of the colon. The appendix is near the...
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large intestine Consists of the cecum, appendix, colon, and rectum; absorbs some nutrients, but mainly prepares feces for elimination.
A thin tube extending from the cecum in the human digestive system.
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(Science: anatomy) The last portion of the small intestine that communicates with the large intestine. The part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum.
hepatic caeca
A blind-ending sac in the digestive system, which occurs in mammals at the junction of the small and large intestines. In herbivores the cecum contains bacteria that produce cellulase, enabling breakdown of cellulose cell walls.
 See also: Human, Trans, Anatomy, Tissue, Intestine
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