Cecum

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ileocolonic region

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  • The cecum is the site with the highest calcium absorption in rat intestine.
  • There are two flexures associated with the colon: right colic flexure or hepatic flexure left colic flexure or splenic flexure The cecum is about 6cm long and is a blind cul-de-sac which lies in the right iliac fossa.
  • Cecum The cecum is a blind sack approximately four-feet long that can hold up to 40 quarts of food and fluid.
  • The cecum is a four foot long blind sack that holds up to 10 gallons of feedstuff.
  • The foramen cecum is widened and the crista galli displaced posteriorly.

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