Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

KEYWORDS: Large intestine, Small intestine.

Higher resolution images are available for a fee. Contact Drew Bourn, PhD, MLIS.

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