| Ileocecal valve | |
|---|---|
 Interior of the cecum and lower end of ascending colon with the ileocecal valve labeled as "colic valve" | |
 Endoscopic image of cecum with arrow pointing to ileocecal valve in foreground | |
| Details | |
| System | Digestive system |
| Location | Junction between ileum and cecum |
| Artery | Ileocolic artery |
| Vein | Ileocolic vein |
| Function | Muscular sphincter |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | valva ileocaecalis s. papilla ilealis |
| MeSH | D007080 |
| FMA | 15973 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The ileocecal valve (ileal papilla, ileocaecal valve, Tulp's valve, Tulpius valve, Bauhin's valve, ileocecal eminence, valve of Varolius or colic valve) is a sphincter muscle valve that separates the small intestine and the large intestine.[1] Its critical function is to limit the reflux of colonic contents into the ileum.[2] Approximately two liters of fluid enters the colon daily through the ileocecal valve.
- ^ Pollard, MF; Thompson-Fawcett, MW; Stringer, MD (2012). "The human ileocaecal junction: anatomical evidence of a sphincter". Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. 34 (1): 21–9. doi:10.1007/s00276-011-0865-z. PMID 21863224. S2CID 20747499.
- ^ Barret KE. "Lange Gastrointestinal Physiology". The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2006.