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51cecal — cecum (Brit. caecum) ► NOUN (pl. ceca) ▪ a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines. DERIVATIVES cecal adjective. ORIGIN from Latin intestinum caecum blind gut …
52Foramen — A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale. * * * An aperture or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure. SYN: trema (1). [L. an… …
53Equine nutrition — is the feeding of horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, and other equines. Correct and balanced nutrition is a critical component of proper horse care.Horses are non ruminant herbivores of a type known as a hind gut fermentor. This means that horses… …
54Vermiform appendix — Infobox Anatomy Name = Vermiform Appendix Latin = appendix vermiformis GraySubject = 249 GrayPage = 1178 Caption = Arteries of cecum and vermiform appendix. (Appendix visible at lower right, labeled as vermiform process ). Caption2 = Normal… …
55Cecal — Pertaining to the cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. The cecum receives fecal material from the small bowel (ileum) which opens into it. The appendix is attached …
56Domestic rabbit — This article is about domesticated European rabbits. For information on the wild variety, see European Rabbit. For general information on all rabbit species, see Rabbit. Domestic Rabbit Conservation status …
57digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …
58mesocecum — Part of the mesocolon, supporting the cecum, that occasionally persists when the ascending colon becomes retroperitoneal during fetal life. SYN: mesentery of cecum. [meso + cecum] * * * me·so·ce·cum or chiefly Brit me·so·cae·cum sē kəm …
59Ileocecal valve — Interior of the cecum and lower end of ascending colon, showing colic valve. ( Colic valve is an older term for the ileocecal valve.) …
60appendix — /euh pen diks/, n., pl. appendixes, appendices / deuh seez /. 1. supplementary material at the end of a book, article, document, or other text, usually of an explanatory, statistical, or bibliographic nature. 2. an appendage. 3. Anat. a. a… …
