# What is the cecum?

It is called the cecum. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a blind pouch at the start of the large intestine.

## What it means

- A blind pouch at the start of the large intestine.
- Its name means 'blind' in Latin.
- The vermiform appendix hangs from its lower end.

## Action steps

1. In the lower right of the abdomen.
2. Below the ileocecal valve.
3. Continuous above with the ascending colon.

## Sources

- [Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918)](https://www.bartleby.com/107/)

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