Noun
the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
Source: WordNetthe appendix is an offshoot of the cecum Source: Internet
As the waste material exits the small intestine it will move into the cecum and then to the ascending colon where this process of extraction starts. Source: Internet
Hindgut fermenters, in contrast to the ruminants, store digested food that has left the stomach in an enlarged cecum, where the food is digested by bacteria. Source: Internet
Most species have neither a cecum nor a clear demarcation between the small and large intestines ; the large intestine is comparatively short and only slightly wider than the latter. Source: Internet
The stomach of perissodactyls is simply built, while the cecum accommodates up to convert in horses. Source: Internet
The foramen cecum marks the end of this division (at about 2.5 cm from the root of the tongue) and the beginning of the terminal sulcus. Source: Internet