In many Animalia, including humans, an ileocolic structure or problem is something that concerns the region of the
gastrointestinal tract 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 m ...
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
* 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 ...
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Ileocolic artery
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Ileocolic lymph nodes
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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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