Assertion: cecum | /r/HasProperty | continuous
Facets:
value: at the ileocecal valve
type: LOCATION
value: superiorly
type: DEGREE
value: with the ileum
type: OTHER
value: with the ascending colon
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Superiorly, the cecum is continuous with the ascending colon.
text: cecum first part of the large intestine which is located in the right lower quadrant cecum is continuous with the ileum (small intestine) at the ileocecal valve; it is continuous with the ascending colon distally; it is intraperitoneal but lacks a mesentery; the vermiform appendix is attached to its posteroinferior surface