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Cecum, also spelled caecum, pouch or large tubelike structure in the lower abdominal cavity that receives undigested food material from the small intestine and is considered the first region of the large intestine.
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Technically caecum looks like a sac which has width more than length and the opening of it is at ileocecal junction which is a sphincter and remains closed and is invisible hence it is called blind sac. The caecum is called a blind sac because one end of it is close and the other continues into the colon.
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The mucus layer of the small intestine The small intestine is covered by a single layer of mucus built around the MUC2 mucin [4;7;8]. This mucus is not attached to the epithelium and is also more permeable to bacteria (Fig. 1B). The mucins are normally released at the crypt openings and the mucus will cover the villi.
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The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle situated at the junction of the ileum (last portion of your small intestine) and the colon (first portion of your large intestine). Its function is to allow digested food materials to pass from the small intestine into your large intestine.
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Anatomically, the colon can be divided into four parts – ascending, transverse, descending and sigmoid. These sections form an arch, which encircles the small intestine.
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The main regions of the large intestine are the cecum, the colon, and the rectum.
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The internal wall of the cecum is composed of a thick mucous membrane, through which water and salts are absorbed. Beneath that lining is a deep layer of muscle tissue that produces churning and kneading motions.
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WHAT IS THE COLON? The colon is also known as the large bowel or large intestine. It is an organ that is part of the digestive system (also called the digestive tract) in the human body.
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The colon is part of the large intestine, the final part of the digestive system. Its function is to reabsorb fluids and process waste products from the body and prepare for its elimination. The colon consists of four parts: descending colon, ascending colon, transverse colon, and sigmoid colon.
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The ileum is the third and final part of the small intestine. It follows the jejunum and ends at the ileocecal junction, where the terminal ileum communicates with the cecum of the large intestine through the ileocecal valve.
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The Cecum. The cecum is the most proximal part of the large intestine and is located between the ileum (distal small bowel) and the ascending colon.
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The large intestine, which is the final section of the digestive tract, runs from your small intestine to your anus and is about five feet long, which is longer than most elementary school students are tall. It is divided into three parts: the cecum, the colon, and the rectum.
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It is the last part of the digestive tract and made up of the cecum, colon, and rectum. Behind the intestines are the kidneys, important organs that contain an estimated 1 million filtering units called nephrons.
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Bacteria in the colon help to digest the remaining food products. The rectum is where feces are stored until they leave the digestive system through the anus as a bowel movement.
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The inner surface of the jejunum, its mucous membrane, is covered in projections called villi, which increase the surface area of tissue available to absorb nutrients from the gut contents. The epithelial cells which line these villi possess even larger numbers of microvilli.
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The gastrointestinal system, also referred to as the gastrointestinal tract, digestive system, digestive tract, or gut, is a group of organs that includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, colon, and rectum.
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The large intestine has four parts: cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal. Partly digested food moves through the cecum into the colon, where water and some nutrients and electrolytes are removed.