Cecum

Introduction: Cecum

Description of Cecum

Cecum: , pl. ceca [TA] (1) The cul-de-sac, about 6 cm in depth, lying below the terminal ileum, forming the first part of the large intestine. SYN: blind gut, intestinum cecum, typhlon. (2) Any similar structure ending in a cul-de-sac. SYN: caecum, intestinal cecum. [L. ntr. of caecus, blind]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Cecum: the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Cecum: The blind sac or outpouching area of the LARGE INTESTINE that is below the entrance of the SMALL INTESTINE. It has a worm-like extension, the vermiform APPENDIX.
Source: MeSH 2007

Cecum as an Organ

Cecum (organ): The cecum is the first area of the large intestine. It is a pouch-like structure that is a part of the digestive system and the gastrointestinal tract and connects the ileum of the small intestine to the ascending colon of the large intestine. It is located in the lower right area of the abdomen. After digestion, peristalsis moves food residue from the small intestine through the ileocecal valve into the cecum and to the ascending colon. The cecum is also attached to the appendix.

Conditions that afflict the cecum include diverticula of cecum.

Cecum (organ): See Cecum (organ information).

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Terms associated with Cecum:

Terms Similar to Cecum:

• caecum
• blind gut

Source - WordNet 2.1

Related Topics

• Cecostomy

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Cecum:

• Appendix

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Cecum

• Intestine, Large

Source - MeSH 2007

• cavity
• bodily cavity
• cavum

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Cecum

• ileocolonic region

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cecum

The following list attempts to classify Cecum into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• bodily cavity,cavity,cavum
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Digestive System
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
    • Intestines
      • Intestine, Large
        • Cecum

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Digestive System
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
    • Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
      • Intestine, Large
        • Cecum

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• large intestine
• intestine
• gastrointestinal system
• digestive system
• Anatomy

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