1) Blind gut 2) Bodily cavity 3) Cavity 4) Cavum 5) Cecum 6) Site of the appendix
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1) Cecum 2) Closure
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[gastropod] Caecum is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod micromolluscs or micromollusks in the family Caecidae or blind shells. This genus is distributed worldwide in warm and temperate seas. Many species live in sponges, in sandy spots on reefs, or in grassy beds in shallow waters in bays and lagoons. Some species are very comm...
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refers to a sack or pouch connected to the intestine of mammals. A caecum is usually found in herbivorous mammals and they house bacteria, which help digest the plant material that the mammal eats.
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• (n.) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct. • (n.) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut.
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(pl., caeca)
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A blind-ended ‘pocket` that links the small and large intestines.
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<anatomy> A blind pouch-like commencement of the colon in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen at the end of the small intestine. The appendix is a diverticulum that extends off the caecum. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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(se´kәm) the first part of the large intestine, forming a dilated pouch; it is distal to the ileum and proximal to the colon. The vermiform appendix is attached to it. Spelled also cecum. cul-de-sac.
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Cecum
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sē′cum Synonyms: cecum
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Caecum: The caecum (also spelled cecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. The caecum receives fecal material from the small bowel (ileum) which opens into it. The appendix is attached to the caecum. The word 'caecum' comes from the Latin 'caecus' meaning 'blind.' This refers to the fact that...
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a diverticulum on each side of the gut at junction of small and large intestines, for additional digestion
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First part of the large intestine.
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Latin = blind.
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