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<span>Edit</span> </a> </li> </ul> </nav>  <div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="content"> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><script>function mfTempOpenSection(id){var block=document.getElementById("mf-section-"+id);block.className+=" open-block";block.previousSibling.className+=" open-block";}</script><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><section class="mf-section-0" id="mf-section-0"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Caecum" redirects here. For the genus of sea snails, see <a href="/wiki/Caecum_(genus)" class="mw-redirect" title="Caecum (genus)">Caecum (genus)</a>. For other taxonomic uses, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Latin_and_Greek_words_commonly_used_in_systematic_names" title="List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names">List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Sacrum" title="Sacrum">sacrum</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><p>The <b>cecum</b> or <b>caecum</b> is a pouch within the <a href="/wiki/Peritoneum" title="Peritoneum">peritoneum</a> that is considered to be the beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Large_intestine" title="Large intestine">large intestine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Stedman_2000_p._1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stedman_2000_p.-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is typically located on the right side of the body (the same side of the body as the <a href="/wiki/Appendix_(anatomy)" title="Appendix (anatomy)">appendix</a>, to which it is joined). The word cecum (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/əm/: 'm' in 'rhythm'">əm</span></span>/</a></span></span>, plural <b>ceca</b> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span></span>) stems from the <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caecus" class="extiw" title="wikt:caecus">caecus</a></i> meaning <a href="/wiki/Blindness" class="mw-redirect" title="Blindness">blind</a>. </p><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color:dimgray; color: white">Cecum</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tractus_intestinalis_cecum.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Tractus_intestinalis_cecum.svg/250px-Tractus_intestinalis_cecum.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="352" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Tractus_intestinalis_cecum.svg/375px-Tractus_intestinalis_cecum.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Tractus_intestinalis_cecum.svg/500px-Tractus_intestinalis_cecum.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="563"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The cecum, here in red, lies at the start of the large intestines, which are shown with the rest of the human gastrointestinal tract in this image.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray1043.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Gray1043.png/250px-Gray1043.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Gray1043.png/375px-Gray1043.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Gray1043.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="382"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Superior ileocecal fossa<br>(cecum labeled at bottom left)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Embryology" title="Embryology">Precursor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Midgut" title="Midgut">Midgut</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Large_intestine" title="Large intestine">Large intestine</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Organ_system" title="Organ system">System</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Human_gastrointestinal_tract" class="mw-redirect" title="Human gastrointestinal tract">Gastrointestinal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em">Location</th><td class="infobox-data">Lower right part of the abdomen.</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>caecum</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D002432">D002432</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA98</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Entity%20TA98%20EN/05.7.02.001%20Entity%20TA98%20EN.htm">A05.7.02.001</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA2</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ta2viewer.openanatomy.org/?id=2970">2970</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma14541">14541</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">Anatomical terminology</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185317" class="extiw" title="d:Q185317">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>It receives <a href="/wiki/Chyme" title="Chyme">chyme</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Ileum" title="Ileum">ileum</a>, and connects to the <a href="/wiki/Ascending_colon" title="Ascending colon">ascending colon</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Large_intestine" title="Large intestine">large intestine</a>. It is separated from the ileum by the <a href="/wiki/Ileocecal_valve" title="Ileocecal valve">ileocecal valve</a> (ICV) or Bauhin's valve. It is also separated from the <a href="/wiki/Large_intestine#Structure" title="Large intestine">colon</a> by the cecocolic junction. While the cecum is usually intraperitoneal, the ascending colon is <a href="/wiki/Retroperitoneal_space" title="Retroperitoneal space">retroperitoneal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Herbivore" title="Herbivore">herbivores</a>, the cecum stores food material where bacteria are able to break down the cellulose. In humans, the cecum is involved in absorption of salts and electrolytes and lubricates the solid waste that passes into the large intestine.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Structure"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Development"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Development</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Etymology"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Etymology</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Clinical_significance"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Clinical significance</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Other_animals"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Other animals</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Gallery"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Gallery</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Cecum&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Structure" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Diameters_of_the_large_intestine.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Diameters_of_the_large_intestine.svg/220px-Diameters_of_the_large_intestine.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="818" data-file-height="446"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Diameters_of_the_large_intestine.svg/220px-Diameters_of_the_large_intestine.svg.png" data-width="220" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Diameters_of_the_large_intestine.svg/330px-Diameters_of_the_large_intestine.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Diameters_of_the_large_intestine.svg/440px-Diameters_of_the_large_intestine.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Inner diameters of different sections of the large intestine, with cecum (at bottom left) measuring on average 8.7 cm (range 8.0-10.5 cm).<sup id="cite_ref-Nguyen_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nguyen-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development">Development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Cecum&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Development" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The cecum and appendix are derived from the bud of cecum that forms during week 6 in the midgut next to the apex of the umbilical herniation.<sup id="cite_ref-lie_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lie-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Specifically, the cecum and appendix are formed by the enlargement of the postarterial segment of the midgut loop. The proximal part of the bud grows rapidly to form the cecum. The lateral wall of the cecum grows much more rapidly than the medial wall, with the result that the point of attachment of the <a href="/wiki/Appendix_(anatomy)" title="Appendix (anatomy)">appendix</a> comes to lie on the medial side.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The cecum's position changes after the midgut rotates and the ascending colon elongates, and the accumulation of meconium inside the cecum may result in the latter's increased diameter.<sup id="cite_ref-lie_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lie-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Cecum&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Cecum&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Etymology" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The term <i>cecum</i> comes from Latin <i>(intestinum) caecum</i>, literally 'blind intestine', in the sense 'blind gut' or '<a href="/wiki/Cul_de_sac" class="mw-redirect" title="Cul de sac">cul de sac</a>'.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a direct translation from Ancient Greek <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">τυφλὸν</span></span> (<span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text"><span lang="grc">ἔντερον</span></span>) <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">typhlòn</i></span> (<span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">énteron</i></span>). Thus the inflammation of the cecum is called typhlitis. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Dissection" title="Dissection">dissections</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greece" title="Ancient Greece">Greek</a> <a href="/wiki/Greek_philosophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek philosophy">philosophers</a>, the connection between the <a href="/wiki/Ileum" title="Ileum">ileum</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Small_intestine" title="Small intestine">small intestine</a> and the cecum was not fully understood. Most of the studies of the <a href="/wiki/Gastrointestinal_tract" title="Gastrointestinal tract">digestive tract</a> were done on animals and the results were compared to human <a href="/wiki/Human_anatomy" class="mw-redirect" title="Human anatomy">structures</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The junction between the small intestine and the colon, called the <a href="/wiki/Ileocecal_valve" title="Ileocecal valve">ileocecal valve</a>, is so small in some animals that it was not considered to be a connection between the small and large intestines. During a dissection, the colon could be traced from the <a href="/wiki/Rectum" title="Rectum">rectum</a>, to the <a href="/wiki/Sigmoid_colon" title="Sigmoid colon">sigmoid colon</a>, through the <a href="/wiki/Descending_colon" title="Descending colon">descending</a>, <a href="/wiki/Transverse_colon" title="Transverse colon">transverse</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ascending_colon" title="Ascending colon">ascending</a> sections. The cecum is an end point for the colon with a dead-end portion terminating with the <a href="/wiki/Appendix_(anatomy)" title="Appendix (anatomy)">appendix</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The connection between the end of the small intestine (ileum) and the start (as viewed from the perspective of food being processed) of the colon (cecum) is now clearly understood, and is called the ileocecal orifice. The connection between the end of the cecum and the beginning of the ascending colon is called the cecocolic orifice. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Clinical_significance">Clinical significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Cecum&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Clinical significance" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>A cecal carcinoid tumor is a <a href="/wiki/Carcinoid_tumor" class="mw-redirect" title="Carcinoid tumor">carcinoid tumor</a> of the cecum. An <a href="/wiki/Appendiceal_carcinoid_tumor" class="mw-redirect" title="Appendiceal carcinoid tumor">appendiceal carcinoid tumor</a> (a carcinoid tumor of the appendix) is sometimes found next to a cecal carcinoid.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Neutropenic_enterocolitis" title="Neutropenic enterocolitis">Neutropenic enterocolitis</a> (typhlitis) is the condition of inflammation of the cecum, primarily caused by bacterial infections. </p><p>Over 99% of the bacteria in the gut are <a href="/wiki/Anaerobe" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaerobe">anaerobes</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Guarner_and_Malagelada_2003b_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guarner_and_Malagelada_2003b-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sears_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sears-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-University_of_Glasgow_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-University_of_Glasgow-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Beaugerie_L_and_Petit_JC_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Beaugerie_L_and_Petit_JC-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vedantam_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vedantam-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but in the cecum, <a href="/wiki/Aerobic_bacteria" class="mw-redirect" title="Aerobic bacteria">aerobic bacteria</a> reach high densities.<sup id="cite_ref-Prescotts_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prescotts-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Other_animals">Other animals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Cecum&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other animals" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gastric_caeca_of_dissected_cockroach.tiff" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Gastric_caeca_of_dissected_cockroach.tiff/lossy-page1-220px-Gastric_caeca_of_dissected_cockroach.tiff.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 165px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Gastric_caeca_of_dissected_cockroach.tiff/lossy-page1-220px-Gastric_caeca_of_dissected_cockroach.tiff.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="165" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Gastric_caeca_of_dissected_cockroach.tiff/lossy-page1-330px-Gastric_caeca_of_dissected_cockroach.tiff.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Gastric_caeca_of_dissected_cockroach.tiff/lossy-page1-440px-Gastric_caeca_of_dissected_cockroach.tiff.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Gastric cecum of dissected <a href="/wiki/Cockroach" title="Cockroach">cockroach</a>. Scale bar, 2 mm.</figcaption></figure> <p>A cecum is present in most <a href="/wiki/Amniote" title="Amniote">amniote</a> species, and also in <a href="/wiki/Lungfish" title="Lungfish">lungfish</a>, but not in any living species of <a href="/wiki/Amphibian" title="Amphibian">amphibian</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Reptile" title="Reptile">reptiles</a>, it is usually a single median structure, arising from the dorsal side of the large intestine. <a href="/wiki/Bird" title="Bird">Birds</a> typically have two paired ceca, as do, unlike other mammals, <a href="/wiki/Hyrax" title="Hyrax">hyraxes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-VB_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VB-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parrots do not have ceca.<sup id="cite_ref-MP_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MP-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most mammalian <a href="/wiki/Herbivore" title="Herbivore">herbivores</a> have a relatively large cecum. In many species, it is considerably wider than the colon. For some herbivores such as <a href="/wiki/Lagomorpha" title="Lagomorpha">lagomorphs</a> (rabbits, hares, pikas), easily digestible food is processed in the gastrointestinal tract and expelled as regular feces. But in order to get nutrients out of hard to digest fiber, lagomorphs ferment fiber in the cecum and then expel the contents as <a href="/wiki/Cecotrope" title="Cecotrope">cecotropes</a>, which are reingested (cecotrophy). The cecotropes are then absorbed in the small intestine to utilize the nutrients. </p><p>In contrast, obligate <a href="/wiki/Carnivore" title="Carnivore">carnivores</a>, whose diets contain little or no plant matter, have a reduced cecum, which is often partially or wholly replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Appendix_(anatomy)" title="Appendix (anatomy)">appendix</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-VB_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VB-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mammalian species which do not develop a cecum include <a href="/wiki/Raccoon" title="Raccoon">raccoons</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bear" title="Bear">bears</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Red_panda" title="Red panda">red panda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many fish have a number of small outpockets, called <i>pyloric ceca</i>, along their intestine; despite the name, they are not <a href="/wiki/Homology_(biology)" title="Homology (biology)">homologous</a> with the cecum of amniotes – their purpose is to increase the overall area of the digestive epithelium.<sup id="cite_ref-VB_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VB-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some invertebrates, such as squid,<sup id="cite_ref-Williams1910_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Williams1910-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> may also have structures with the same name, but these have no relationship with those of vertebrates. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Blausen_0604_LargeIntestine2.png/120px-Blausen_0604_LargeIntestine2.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="96" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="2000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 96px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Blausen_0604_LargeIntestine2.png/120px-Blausen_0604_LargeIntestine2.png" data-alt="Illustration of the large intestine" data-width="120" data-height="96" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Blausen_0604_LargeIntestine2.png/180px-Blausen_0604_LargeIntestine2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Blausen_0604_LargeIntestine2.png/240px-Blausen_0604_LargeIntestine2.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Illustration of the large intestine</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div 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<li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ileo-cecal_valve.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Ileo-cecal valve"><noscript><img alt="Ileo-cecal valve" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Ileo-cecal_valve.JPG/120px-Ileo-cecal_valve.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="720"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 120px;height: 90px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Ileo-cecal_valve.JPG/120px-Ileo-cecal_valve.JPG" data-alt="Ileo-cecal valve" data-width="120" data-height="90" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Ileo-cecal_valve.JPG/180px-Ileo-cecal_valve.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Ileo-cecal_valve.JPG/240px-Ileo-cecal_valve.JPG 2x" 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%B1" title="أعور – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أعور" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kor_ba%C4%9F%C4%B1rsaq" title="Kor bağırsaq – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kor bağırsaq" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE" title="সিকাম – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সিকাম" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Сляпая кішка – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сляпая кішка" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BF%D0%BE_%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%BE" title="Сляпо черво – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Сляпо черво" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slijepo_crijevo" title="Slijepo crijevo – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Slijepo crijevo" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cec_(intest%C3%AD)" title="Cec (intestí) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Cec (intestí)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slep%C3%A9_st%C5%99evo" title="Slepé střevo – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Slepé střevo" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coluddyn_dall" title="Coluddyn dall – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Coluddyn dall" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindtarm" title="Blindtarm – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Blindtarm" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinddarm" title="Blinddarm – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Blinddarm" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%90%DE%A9%DE%86%DE%A6%DE%89%DE%B0" title="ސީކަމް – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ސީކަމް" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciego_(anatom%C3%ADa)" title="Ciego (anatomía) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ciego (anatomía)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cekumo" title="Cekumo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Cekumo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsu_(heste_lodia)" title="Itsu (heste lodia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Itsu (heste lodia)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85" title="سکوم – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سکوم" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A6cum" title="Cæcum – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Cæcum" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cego_(anatom%C3%ADa)" title="Cego (anatomía) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Cego (anatomía)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%B9%EC%9E%A5" title="맹장 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="맹장" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B5%D6%80_%D5%A1%D5%B2%D5%AB%D6%84" title="Կույր աղիք – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կույր աղիք" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceko" title="Ceko – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Ceko" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usus_buntu" title="Usus buntu – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Usus buntu" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnristill" title="Botnristill – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Botnristill" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cieco_(anatomia)" title="Cieco (anatomia) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Cieco (anatomia)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A8" title="המעי העיוור – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="המעי העיוור" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usus_buntu" title="Usus buntu – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Usus buntu" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BBviya_kor" title="Rûviya kor – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Rûviya kor" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caecum" title="Caecum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Caecum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akl%C4%81_zarna" title="Aklā zarna – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Aklā zarna" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinddaarm" title="Blinddaarm – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Blinddaarm" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akloji_%C5%BEarna" title="Akloji žarna – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Akloji žarna" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinjenderm" title="Blinjenderm – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Blinjenderm" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BE_%D1%86%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE" title="Слепо црево – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Слепо црево" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usus_buntu" title="Usus buntu – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Usus buntu" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindedarm" title="Blindedarm – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Blindedarm" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9B%B2%E8%85%B8" title="盲腸 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="盲腸" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindtarm" title="Blindtarm – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Blindtarm" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%CA%BBrichak" title="Koʻrichak – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Koʻrichak" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelito_%C5%9Blepe" title="Jelito ślepe – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Jelito ślepe" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceco" title="Ceco – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ceco" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecum" title="Cecum – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Cecum" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Слепая кишка – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Слепая кишка" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecum" title="Cecum – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Cecum" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slep%C3%A9_%C4%8Drevo" title="Slepé črevo – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Slepé črevo" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slepo_%C4%8Drevo" title="Slepo črevo – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Slepo črevo" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%95%DB%8C%D8%AE%DB%86%DA%B5%DB%95%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8E%D8%B1%DB%95" title="ڕیخۆڵەکوێرە – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ڕیخۆڵەکوێرە" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BE_%D1%86%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE" title="Слепо црево – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Слепо црево" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umpisuoli" title="Umpisuoli – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Umpisuoli" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blindtarm" title="Blindtarm – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Blindtarm" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekum" title="Sekum – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Sekum" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a 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