SMALL INTESTINE
BODY OF STOMACH
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Haustra
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Cecum
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Appendix
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Rectum
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cecum. The first part of the large intestine is the cecum, a sac-like structure that is suspended inferior to the ileocecal valve . It is about 6 cm (2.4 in) long, receives the contents of the ileum, and continues the absorption of water and salts.
Detailed explanation-2: -A pouch that forms the first part of the large intestine. It connects the small intestine to the colon, which is part of the large intestine. The cecum connects the small intestine to the colon.
Detailed explanation-3: -Or they might call it the colon, but mean the same thing: the cecum, the rest of the colon and the rectum.
Detailed explanation-4: -Diverticuli are small sacs or pouches on the wall of the colon (or large intestine), a condition known as diverticulosis. The sacs are caused by high pressures within the colon which occur when there is not enough fiber in the bowel movement (feces).
Detailed explanation-5: -The term cecum comes from Latin (intestinum) caecum, literally ‘blind intestine’, in the sense ‘blind gut’ or ‘cul de sac’.