The position of the human caecum in fetal life.
The position of the human caecum in fetal life.
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人类盲肠在胎儿生命中的位置。
作者:
M. Fitzgerald;J. P. Nolan;M. O'NEILL
The so-called 'descent of the caecum' is described in current textbooks of embryology (Hamilton, Boyd & Mossman, 1964; Langman, 1969) and anatomy (Cunningham, 1964; Ellis, 1966; Grant & Basmajian, 1965; Gray, 1967; Hollinshead, 1967; Last, 1966; Morris, 1966). Following its return from the umbilical cord, the caecum is considered to take up a position in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen, and to descend to the right iliac fossa during later fetal life. The migration of the caecum is thought to be related to the development of the ascending part of the colon. This description appears to be based on Dott's (1923) account of intestinal rotation, which was based in turn on the earlier literature, especially on the writing of Cleland (1868). Arey's (1965) description, on the other hand, follows that of Hunter (1928), who observed in a series of fetuses (number not given) that the ileocaecal junction was never more than 5 mm above the level of the iliac crest. Frazer & Robbins (1916) had previously remarked on a constancy in the position of the fetal caecum relative to the iliac crest.