anatomy 8 Flashcards
cecum is :
that part of the large intestine that lies below the level of the junction of the ileum with the large instestine
cecum situated in the :
right iliac fossa
cecum long is :
6-7.5 cm long and is completely covered with peritoneum
antrior to the cecum
coils of the small intestine
anterior abdominal wall
part of the greater omentum
posterior to the cecum
two muscle iliacus muscle , psoas muscle
two nerve femoral nerve , lateral cutaneous nerve
medial to the cecum
the appendix rises from the cecum on the medial side
blood supply of of the cecum are :
posterior and anterior cecal arteries from the ileocolic artery a branch of the superior mesenteric artery
veins drainage of the cecum :
correspond to the arteries and drain into superior mesenteric vein
lymph drainage of the cecum :
the superior mesenteric nodes
nerve supply of the cecum :
the superior mesenteric plexus
the appendix varies in length from
6 to 9 CM
the appendix lies in
the right iliac fossa
MCBurneys point joining
the right anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus
the most common sites of the appendix
pelvic and retrocecal
arteries of the appendix
the appendicular artery is a branch of the posterior cecal artery