Name the sac-like, blind pouch of the large intestine, situated below the level of the junction of the small intestine into the side of the large intestine. At the lower portion of this pouch one finds the appendix.
The cecum is the proximal blind pouch of the ascending colon, mendacity at the extent of the ileocecal junction. The terminal ileum opens into the cecum at the medial wall, and the ileocecal valve guards this opening. The appendix is a skinny cylindrical organ with a blind attachment to the cecum.
