====== CAECUM ====== * Ileal papilla * Ileal orifice; orifice of ileal papilla * Frenulum of ileal orifice * Ileocolic lip; superior lip * Ileocaecal lip; inferior lip * Appendix; vermiform appendix * Orifice of vermiform appendix * Aggregated lymphoid nodules [[Peyeri]] * (Precaecocolic fascia) * 1 caecum * 1.1 dimensions * 1.1.1 6 cm long and 7.5 cm broad * 1.2 relations * 1.2.1 anterior * 1.2.2 posterior * muscles * right psoas * iliacus * nerves * genitofemoral * femoral * lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh * vessels * testicular or ovarian * 1.3 vessels and nerves * 1.3.1 ileocolic artery * 1.3.2 T11 to L1 nerve suppply * 1.4 ileocecal valve * 1.4.1 structure * 2 lips * upper lip is horizontal * lower lip is longer and concave * 2 frenula * left or anterior * right or posterior * 1.4.2 control and mechanism * closed by sympathetic nerves * Closes ileocaecal spinchter * mechanically closed by distension of caecum * 1.4.3 functions * 1.4.4 features * 1.5 features * 1.5.1 large blind sac * 1.5.2 situated in right iliac fossa