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Exploration of peritoneal cavity

Retrocecal fossa; retrocecal appendix

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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