| intestinum caecum | <anatomy> A blind pouch-like commencement of the colon in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen at the end of the small intestine. The appendix is a diverticulum that extends off the caecum. (13 Nov 1997) |
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| intestinum | 1. The digestive tube passing from the stomach to the anus. It is divided primarily into the intestinum tenue (small intestine) and the intestinum crassum (large intestine). Synonym: bowel, intestine. 2. Inward; inner. Origin: neuter of intestinus Synonym: gut. Origin: L. Intestinus, internal, ntr. As noun, the entrails, fr. Intus, within (05 Mar 2000) |
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| intestinum crassum | <anatomy> Also called the colon, this structure has 6 major divisions: caecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum. The total length is approximately 5 feet in the adult and it is responsible for forming, storing and expelling waste matter. (27 Sep 1997) |
| intestinum ileum | Twisted intestine. See: ileum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intestinum jejunum | Empty intestine. See: jejunum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intestinum rectum | Straight intestine. See: rectum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intestinum tenue | <anatomy, gastroenterology> The small intestine is composed of three sections: duodenum, jejunum and ileum. All are involved in the absorption of nutrients. The total length of the small intestine is approximately 22 feet. (27 Sep 1997) |
| intestinum tenue mesenteriale | The freely movable portion of the small intestine supplied with a mesentery, comprising the jejunum and ileum. Synonym: mesenteric portion of small intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecum | <anatomy> A blind pouch-like commencement of the colon in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen at the end of the small intestine. The appendix is a diverticulum that extends off the caecum. (13 Nov 1997) |
| caecum cupulare | The upper blind extremity of the cochlear duct. Synonym: caecum cupulare, cupular blind sac, lagena. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecum vestibulare | <anatomy> The lower extremity of the cochlear duct, occupying the cochlear recess in the vestibule. Synonym: caecum vestibulare, vestibular blind sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vascular fold of the caecum | <anatomy> A peritoneal fold that arches over a branch of the ileocolic artery and bounds in front a narrow recess, the superior ileocaecal (or ileocolic) recess. Synonym: plica caecalis vascularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vestibular caecum of the cochlear duct | <anatomy> The lower extremity of the cochlear duct, occupying the cochlear recess in the vestibule. Synonym: caecum vestibulare, vestibular blind sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesentery of caecum | <anatomy> The fold of peritoneum attached to the caecum. The part of the mesocolon, supporting the caecum, that occasionally persists when the ascending colon becomes retroperitoneal during foetal life. Synonym: mesentery of caecum. Origin: meso-+ caecum (05 Mar 2000) |
| habenula of caecum | Extension of the mesocolic tenia, dorsal or ventral to the terminal ileum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cupular caecum of the cochlear duct | The upper blind extremity of the cochlear duct. Synonym: caecum cupulare, cupular blind sac, lagena. (05 Mar 2000) |