part of part of continuous with in taxon develops from contributes to morphology of Teleostei Gnathostomata <vertebrates> Homo sapiens large intestine midgut caecum http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Stomach_colon_rectum_diagram.svg https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/large-intestine-female/v1.3/assets/3d-sbu-f-large-intestine.glb https://cdn.humanatlas.io/digital-objects/ref-organ/large-intestine-male/v1.3/assets/3d-sbu-m-large-intestine.glb GAID:307 UBERON:0001153 EMAPA:35197 EHDAA:3913 VHOG:0001559 EFO:0000850 intestinum crassum cecum intestinum crassum caecum SCTID:181256004 blind intestine MA:0000334 FMA:14541 ceca cecum intestinum caecum MESH:D002432 galen:Cecum caeca blindgut Taxon notes: in some herbivorous lizards, a cecum is present between small and large intestines[Kardong] UMLS:C0007531 A pouch in the digestive tract that connects the ileum with the ascending colon of the large intestine. It is separated from the ileum by the ileocecal valve, and is the beginning of the large intestine. It is also separated from the colon by the cecocolic junction. BTO:0000166 Wikipedia:Cecum MIAA:0000288 EV:0100397 EHDAA2:0000206 NCIT:C12381 CALOHA:TS-0122 caecum colon ascending colon digestive tract diverticulum