In many Animalia, including humans, an ileocolic structure or problem is something that concerns the region of the
gastrointestinal tract
The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organ (biology), organs of the digestive syste ...
from the
ileum
The ileum () is the final section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. In fish, the divisions of the small intestine are not as clear and the terms posterior intestine or distal intestine ma ...
to the
colon. In Animalia that have
ceca, the ileocecal region is a subset of the ileocolic region, and the entire range can also be described as ileocecocolic, whereas in some Animalia, the ileocolic region contains no cecum, as the ileum joins the colon directly.
Things that are ileocolic, ileocecal, or both include the following:
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Ileocecal fold
The ileocecal fold (or ileocaecal fold) is an anatomical structure of the human abdomen formed by a layer of peritoneum between the ileum and cecum. The upper border of the ileocecal fold is fixed to the ileum opposite its mesenteric attachment, ...
* Ileocecal/ileocolic
intussusception
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Ileocecal valve
The ileocecal valve (ileal papilla, ileocaecal valve, Tulp's valve, Tulpius valve, Bauhin's valve, ileocecal eminence, valve of Varolius or colic valve) is a sphincter muscle valve that separates the small intestine and the large intestine. Its c ...
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Ileocolic artery
The ileocolic artery is the lowest branch arising from the concavity of the superior mesenteric artery.
It passes downward and to the right behind the peritoneum toward the right iliac fossa, where it divides into a superior and an inferior branch ...
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Ileocolic lymph nodes
The superior mesenteric lymph nodes may be divided into three principal groups:
* mesenteric lymph nodes
* ileocolic lymph nodes
* mesocolic lymph nodes
Structure
Mesenteric lymph nodes
The mesenteric lymph nodes or mesenteric glands are one of ...
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Ileocolic vein
The ileocolic vein is a vein which drains the ileum, colon, and cecum
The cecum or caecum is a pouch within the peritoneum that is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine. It is typically located on the right side of the body (t ...
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