Inner diameters of different sections of the large intestine, with cecum (at bottom left) measuring on average 8.7 cm (range 8.0-10.5 cm). Development The cecum and appendix a… See more

Etymology The term cecum comes from Latin (intestinum) caecum, literally 'blind intestine', in … See more

A cecal carcinoid tumor is a carcinoid tumor of the cecum. An appendiceal carcinoid tumor (a carcinoid tumor of the appendix) is sometimes found next to a cecal carcinoid. [citation ne… See more

Gastric cecum of dissected cockroach. Scale bar, 2 mm. A cecum is present in most amniote species, and also in lungfish, but not in any living species of amphibian. In reptiles, i… See more