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Caecum showing ileocaecal valve. The caecum bas been distended with air and dried, and a portion of its anterior wall has been removed.

Caecum

Caecum showing ileocaecal valve. The caecum bas been distended with air and dried, and a portion of…

The ileo-caecal valve, where the small intestine joins the large. Labels: a, ileum; b, ascending colon; c, caecum; d, junction of the caecum and colon; e and f, loose folds of the mucous membrane, forming the ileo-caecal valve; g, vermiform appendage.

Ileo-caecal valve

The ileo-caecal valve, where the small intestine joins the large. Labels: a, ileum; b, ascending colon;…

Three forms of ileocaecal valve, from bodies hardened by intravascular injections of formalin.

Ileo-caecal Valve

Three forms of ileocaecal valve, from bodies hardened by intravascular injections of formalin.

Diagrammatic Section through the junction of the ileum with caecum, to show the formation of the ileocaecal valve.

Formation of Ileo-caecal Valve

Diagrammatic Section through the junction of the ileum with caecum, to show the formation of the ileocaecal…