Term Name:	caecum
Synonyms:	blind intestine, blindgut, caeca, caecum, ceca, cecum, intestinum caecum, intestinum crassum caecum, intestinum crassum cecum
Definition:	A pouch in the digestive tract that connects the ileum with the ascending colon of the large intestine. It is separated from the ileum by the ileocecal valve, and is the beginning of the large intestine. It is also separated from the colon by the cecocolic junction.
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001153]