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Circular Muscular Layer of Cecum (Anterior)
Digestive System

Circular Muscular Layer of Cecum (Anterior)

Stratum musculare circulare caeci

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Structure/Morphology

The muscular layer of the cecum, like the small intestine, consists of an inner circular layer and an outer longitudinal layer of smooth muscle fibers.

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Key Features/Anatomical Relations

The circular layer of smooth muscle fibers surrounds the mucosal and submucosal layers of the cecum.

Function

The coordinated contractions of the longitudinal and circular muscular layer of the cecum are responsible for producing peristaltic contractions of the gut, thus propelling the ingested substance through the lumen of the gut.

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Cecum

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The cecum is the commencement of the large intestine and is the portion located below a transverse line passing just above the ileocecal valve.

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