Bassett Collection Large Image - Lane Medical Library, Stanford University Medical Center

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Exploration of peritoneal cavity

Ileocecal junction; appendix

Loops of the ileum have been retracted to expose the region of the ileocecal junction.

1 .	Ascending colon
2 .	Haustrum
3 .	Region of ileocecal junction
4 .	Taenia coli
5 .	Cecum
6 .	Location of external iliac artery (covered by peritoneum)
7 .	Pelvic cavity
8 .	Ileum
9 .	Mesenteries
10 .	Upper pointer: Mesoappendix Lower pointer: Vermiform appendix
11 .	Sigmoid colon