human_reference_atlas Homo sapiens large intestine ileocecal valve http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Gray1075.png https://ccf-ontology.hubmapconsortium.org/objects/v1.2/SBU_F_Intestine_Large.glb https://ccf-ontology.hubmapconsortium.org/objects/v1.2/SBU_M_Intestine_Large.glb The ileocecal valve is a sphincter muscle situated at the junction of the small intestine (ileum) and the large intestine. Its critical function is to limit the reflux of colonic contents into the ileum. Wikipedia:Ileocecal_valve galen:IleocecalValve ileocecal valve Tulp's valve MESH:D007080 valva ileocaecalis (valva ilealis) UMLS:C0020880 SCTID:362153007 ileocecal valve AS uberon valva ileocaecalis FMA:15973 UBERON:0000569 NCIT:C13066 valve sphincter muscle