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The ileocaecal valve is labelled and sits between the ileum of the small intestine and the caecum of the large intestine. It is an important anatomical landmark for colonoscopy, which allows the practitioner to know that they have reached the end of the colon.
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Ileocaecal valve
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The appendix is an outpouching arising from the caecum of the large intestine. The arrow here points to the junction between ileum and caecum, the ileocaecal valve.
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Appendix
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The arrow here points to the junction between ileum and caecum, the ileocaecal valve. The ileocolic artery, a branch of the superior mesenteric artery, supplies blood to the terminal part of the ileum, caecum, appendix, and the beginning of the ascending colon.
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Ileocaecal artery
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The arrow here points to the junction between ileum and caecum, the ileocaecal valve. The appendicular artery supplies blood to the appendix. It typically branches off from the ileocolic artery, which itself is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery.
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Appendicular artery
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The arrow here points to the junction between ileum and caecum, the ileocaecal valve. The ascending colon is a continuation of the caecum superior to the ileocaecal valve.
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Ascending colon
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Abdominal anatomy
What anatomical feature does the blue arrow point to?
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