The cecum and appendix are derived from the bud of cecum that forms during week 6 in the midgut next to the apex … Meer weergeven

The term cecum comes from Latin (intestinum) caecum, literally 'blind intestine', in the sense 'blind gut' or 'cul de sac'. It is a direct translation from Ancient Greek τυφλὸν (ἔντερον) typhlòn (énteron). Thu… Meer weergeven

A cecal carcinoid tumor is a carcinoid tumor of the cecum. An appendiceal carcinoid tumor (a carcinoid tumor of the appendix) is sometimes found next to a cecal carcinoid.
Neutropenic enterocolitis (typhlitis) is the con… Meer weergeven

A cecum is present in most amniote species, and also in lungfish, but not in any living species of amphibian. In reptiles, it is usually a single median structure, arising from the dorsal side of the large intestine. Birds typic… Meer weergeven

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• Anatomy figure: 37:03-08 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center—"Abdominal organs in situ."
• Anatomy figure: 37:06-09 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Cen… Meer weergeven