Interior of the cecum and lower end of ascending colon with the ileocecal valve labeled as "colic valve"
Endoscopic image of cecum with arrow pointing to ileocecal valve in foreground
Details
System
Digestive system
Location
Junction between ileum and cecum
Artery
Ileocolic artery
Vein
Ileocolic vein
Function
Muscular sphincter
Identifiers
Latin
valva ileocaecalis s. papilla ilealis
MeSH
D007080
FMA
15973
Anatomical terminology
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The ileocecal valve (ileal papilla, ileocaecal valve, Tulp's valve, Tulpius valve, Bauhin's valve, ileocecal eminence, valve of Varolius or colic valve) is a sphincter muscle valve that separates the small intestine and the large intestine.[1] Its critical function is to limit the reflux of colonic contents into the ileum.[2] Approximately two liters of fluid enters the colon daily through the ileocecal valve.
^Pollard, MF; Thompson-Fawcett, MW; Stringer, MD (2012). "The human ileocaecal junction: anatomical evidence of a sphincter". Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. 34 (1): 21–9. doi:10.1007/s00276-011-0865-z. PMID 21863224. S2CID 20747499.
^Barret KE. "Lange Gastrointestinal Physiology". The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2006.
large intestine. It is separated from the ileum by the ileocecalvalve (ICV) or Bauhin's valve. It is also separated from the colon by the cecocolic junction...
ends at the ileocecal junction, where the terminal ileum communicates with the cecum of the large intestine through the ileocecalvalve. The ileum, along...
is joined to the end of the small intestine at the cecum, via the ileocecalvalve. It then continues as the colon ascending the abdomen, across the width...
the reflex causes peristalsis in the ileum and the opening of the ileocecalvalve (which allows the emptying of the ileal contents into the large intestine...
Caspar Bauhin) (1560–1624): Swiss-French botanist. The ileocecalvalve is also called Bauhin's valve, named after him. Johann Bauhin (or Jean Bauhin) (1541–1613):...
or other diseases of the ileum may require surgery that removes the ileocecalvalve connecting the small and large bowel; this leads to an increased reflux...
the large intestine. At this junction there is a sphincter or valve, the ileocecalvalve which slows the passage of chyme from the ileum, allowing further...
younger than 30 days, and up to 8 mm in adults. The pyloric sphincter, or valve, is a strong ring of smooth muscle at the end of the pyloric canal which...
Meckel's diverticulum, which is situated about 60 cm proximal to the ileocecalvalve, and may be attached by a fibrous cord to the abdominal wall at the...
nutrients. The ileum joins to the cecum of the large intestine at the ileocecal junction.[citation needed] The jejunum and ileum are suspended in the...
sign for determining the location of the ileocecalvalve during colonoscopy. Identifying the ileocecalvalve in a colonoscopy is important, as it indicates...
retrograde peristalsis moves them back up the colon and into the cecum. The ileocecalvalve (at the end of the small intestine) ensures the material goes to the...
that are ileocolic, ileocecal, or both include the following: Ileocecal fold Ileocecal/ileocolic intussusception Ileocecalvalve Ileocolic artery Ileocolic...
mucosa which are joined inferiorly by folds of mucous membrane known as anal valves supplied by the superior rectal artery (a branch of the inferior mesenteric...
than the cecum from where it starts. It passes upward, opposite the colic valve, to the under surface of the right lobe of the liver, on the right of the...
commonly at the connection between the small and large intestines (ileocecalvalve). When a gallstone gets trapped, it can lead to an intestinal obstruction...
defecation.: 397 The anus is surrounded in its length by folds called anal valves, which converge at a line known as the pectinate line. This represents the...
organ perforation before the diagnosis is made, particularly if the ileocecalvalve is competent, preventing retrograde decompression of the cecum into...
The circular folds (also known as valves of Kerckring, valves of Kerchkring, plicae circulares, plicae circulae, and valvulae conniventes) are large valvular...
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