Assertion: ileocecal valve | /r/CapableOf | limit the rate of food passage
Facets:
value: into the cecum
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: It is separated from the ileum (the final portion of the small intestine) by the ileocecal valve (also called Bauhin valve), which limits the rate of food passage into the cecum and may help prevent material from returning to the small intestine.