Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

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Exploration of peritoneal cavity

Retrocecal fossa; retrocecal appendix

Image #140-1

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Exploration of peritoneal cavity

Retrocecal fossa; retrocecal appendix

Comparison of this specimen with the one shown in the preceding view (139-7) serves to demonstrate variations in the attachment of the cecum to the posterior abdominal wall. In the present example a cecal fold (5) forms one boundary of a deep retrocecal fossa into which the appendix extends.

1 .	Cecum (elevated)
2 .	Omental taenia coli
3 .	Mesoappendix
4 .	Retrocecal recess
5 .	Cecal fold
6 .	Mesenteries
7 .	Ileum
8 .	Vermiform appendix (sharply angulated; upper pointer indicates distal segment)
9 .	Pelvic cavity