Anatomy of Cecum and Appendix

This part of the lecture explains the anatomy of cecum and appendix.
If you are interested to know more about all parts of large intestine, then you can watch the full lecture.
At the end of this part of the lecture the student should be able to:
Discuss the gross anatomy of cecum and appendix.
Enlist the characteristic features of cecum and appendix.
Identify the positions of the appendix.
Describe the relations of cecum and appendix.
Describe the blood supply of the cecum and appendix.
Understand clinical correlations related to the appendix.

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Prepared and Presented by: Dr. Refat AboGhazleh.
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Figures:

Snell’s Clinical Neuroanatomy for Medical Students, Richard. Snell, Eighth Edition, Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
The Human Brain, An Introduction to its Functional Anatomy, John Nolte, Sixth Edition, 2009.
Clinical Anatomy by Region, Richard. Snell.
Atlas of Human Anatomy, Frank H. Netter, Sixth Edition.
Gray’s Anatomy for Students, Fourth Edition.
The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice, Susan Standring, Forty-First Edition.
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