The first part of the large intestine just below the small intestine or ileum.

A blind-ended section of the large intestine. In humans, it is adorned with the appendix.

a blind sac that is the meeting point of the small and large intestines.

See: bowel

An expanded pouch at the start of the large intestine.

the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"

the first part of the large intestine located below the terminal ileum.

cul-de-sac constituting the first part of the large intestine

(SEE-kuhm) The proximal end of the large intestine that receives the ileum of the small intestine.

The cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. See the entire definition of Cecum

The very first part of the colon. The small intestine inserts into the cecum via the ileocecal valve.

the first part of the large intestine; the appendix is connected to the cecum.

the beginning of the large intestine. Attached to the last section of the small intestine, known as the ileum.

The cecum is the pouch like start of the large intestine and includes the location where the small intestine connects to the beginning of the large intestine; the cecum is located in the lower right side of the abdomen. The Appendix is attached to the bottom of the cecum.

beginning of the large intestine; it is connected to the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum.

The large pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine, into which the ileum section of the small intestine ends.

the beginning portion of the large intestine.

The first part of the large intestine, located just after the junction of the small intestine with the large intestine.

The beginning of the large intestine, which is connected to the appendix at its lower end.

The first segment of the large intestine, consisting of a large dilated pouch.

The first portion of the large intestine. Like a "blind pouch", it extends below the "ileocecal valve" - where the small intestine (ileum) joins the colon. image

The beginning of the large intestine. It is connected the ileum and called the ascending colon.

The first part of the large intestine (colon).

The blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine into which the ileum opens from one side and which is continuous with the colon. More Information

The pouch-shaped entrance to the colon from the small intestine.

An expanded chamber at the beginning of the large intestine, adjacent to the small intestine. In some animals, especially herbivores, the cecum is a fermentation chamber for gut microorganisms that digest cellulose.

The blind pouch at the beginning of the large intestine into which the ileum opens from one side and continues on to the colon

A blind pouch at the juncture of the small and large intestine (resembles the human appendix); plural: ceca.

the first ball of the large intestine (colon) from which the appendix starts.

The cecum or caecum (from the Latin meaning blind) is a pouch connected to the ascending colon of the large intestine and the ileum. It is separated from the ileum by the ileocecal valve (ICV) or Bauhin's valve, and is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine. It is also separated from the colon by the cecocolic junction.