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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Medical & Dental Studies

Antonia: ileocecal valve

Where exactly is it? I can't find it's Croatian equivalent. Thank you
  

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A valve that connects the lower part of the small intestine and the upper part of the large intestine (ileum and cecum). Controls the flow of fluid in the intestines and prevents backflow. Synonyms: ileal papilla : seen in the cadaver as a bilabial prominence of the terminal ileum protruding into the large intestine at the cecocolic junction; in the living individual, it appears as a truncated cone with a star-shaped *******.

  • A valve that connects the lower part of the small intestine and the upper part of the large intestine (ileum and cecum).
  • Controls the flow of fluid in the intestines and prevents backflow.
  • Synonyms: ileal papilla : seen in the cadaver as a bilabial prominence of the terminal ileum protruding into the large intestine at the cecocolic junction; in the living individual, it appears as a truncated cone with a star-shaped *******.
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A valve that connects the lower part of the small intestine and the upper part of the large intestine (ileum and cecum). Controls the flow of fluid in the intestines and prevents backflow.

Synonyms: ileal papilla : seen in the cadaver as a bilabial prominence of the terminal ileum protruding into the large intestine at the c
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Thanks Mr Micawber, I have found it. The name is the same in Croatianileocekalna valvula.

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