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The caecum is the start of the colon and becomes the ascending colon (the straight part of the colon distal to the arrow).
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Ascending colon
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The rectum is also a distal part of the colon which cannot be seen here and arises from the sigmoid colon at the level of S3 before terminating as the anal canal.
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Rectum
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The image shows two distinct points: one at which the ileum joins the caecum and the other at which the vermiform appendix is formed. This helps us to identify the structure as the caecum.
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Caecum
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The ileum is the end of the small intestine and meets the caecum at the ileocaecal junction.
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Ileum
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This cannot be seen in the image as it is found after the splenic flexure and is the more distal part of the colon.
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Descending colon
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Abdominal anatomy
Identify the structure labelled by the arrow in the image below.

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