Dissection of jejunum, ileum and colon
Interior of cecum; ileocecal valve
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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.
- Ascending colon
- Frenulum ileocecal valve (note eccentric attachment to ileocecal valve)
- Lumen of ascending colon
- Mucosal fold
- Ileocecal valve
- Ileocecal opening
- Frenulum ileocecal valve
- Opening appendicis vermiformis
- Cecum (interior)
- Ileocolic artery
- Ileum
- Vermiform appendix
- Sigmoid colon
- Pelvic cavity