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caecum

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A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct.

The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut.

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the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum Source: Internet

A rectal caecum, present in most species, is a blind ending sac at the transition between intestine and rectum with unknown function. Source: Internet

From there, the bolus moves into the caecum for digestion. Source: Internet

In mature squid, more priority is given to reproduction such that the stomach and caecum often shrivel up during the later life stages. Source: Internet

It has four elements, with food passing through the crop, stomach and caecum before entering the intestine. Source: Internet

Most of the fermentation occurs with the help of cellulolytic microorganisms within the caecum. Source: Internet

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