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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Dissection of jejunum, ileum and colon

Interior of cecum; ileocecal valve

Image #143-4

KEYWORDS: Large intestine, Small intestine.

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Dissection of jejunum, ileum and colon
Interior of cecum; ileocecal valve
The cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon have been opened from in front to reveal the ileocecal valve and the ostium of the appendix.
  1. Ascending colon
  2. Frenulum ileocecal valve (note eccentric attachment to ileocecal valve)
  3. Lumen of ascending colon
  4. Mucosal fold
  5. Ileocecal valve
  6. Ileocecal opening
  7. Frenulum ileocecal valve
  8. Opening appendicis vermiformis
  9. Cecum (interior)
  10. Ileocolic artery
  11. Ileum
  12. Vermiform appendix
  13. Sigmoid colon
  14. Pelvic cavity