Question

Which is the most posterior part of the large intestine located between the ileum and the ascending colon?
1. Caecum
2. Colon
3. Rectum
4. Pilus

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Caecum

The correct answer is Caecum.

• The caecum is a large tubelike structure in the lower abdominal cavity that receives undigested food material from the small intestine.

• It is considered the first region of the large intestine.
• It is the posterior part of the large intestine, located between the ileum and the ascending colon.
• The main function of the cecum is to absorb the fluids and salts left after completion of intestinal digestion and absorption.
• A narrow finger-like tubular projection, the vermiform appendix which is a vestigial organ, arises from the caecum.