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The ileum (/ ˈ ɪ l i əm /) is the final section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. In fish , the divisions of the small intestine are not as clear and the terms posterior intestine or distal intestine may be used instead of ileum. [ 2 ]
The ilium (/ ˈ ɪ l i ə m /) (pl.: ilia) is the uppermost and largest region of the coxal bone, and appears in most vertebrates including mammals and birds, but not bony fish.All reptiles have an ilium except snakes, although some snake species have a tiny bone which is considered to be an ilium.
What is the difference in pronunciation between "ileum" and "ilium"? This should go in the first paragraph. --LostLeviathan 16:32, 11 September 2005 (UTC) I've always pronounced them identically, and I've never heard anyone else make a distinction in their pronunciations. --David Iberri 08:51, 4 December 2005 (UTC)
Ileum (band), a grunge rock band from The Netherlands; Ilium (band), a metal band from Australia; Ilium, a 2003 novel by Dan Simmons; Ilium (Kurt Vonnegut), a fictional New York town in many of Kurt Vonnegut's novels; Illium, a fictional location in the video game Mass Effect 2
The alimentary tract in the abdomen consists of the lower esophagus, the stomach, the duodenum, the jejunum, ileum, the cecum and the appendix, the ascending, transverse and descending colons, the sigmoid colon and the rectum. Other vital organs inside the abdomen include the liver, the kidneys, the pancreas and the spleen.
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Decreased propulsive ability may be broadly classified as caused either by bowel obstruction or by intestinal atony or paralysis. However, instances with symptoms and signs of a bowel obstruction occur, but with the absence of a mechanical obstruction, mainly in acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, Ogilvie's syndrome. [3]
The crest of the ilium (or iliac crest) is the superior border of the wing of ilium and the superiolateral margin of the greater pelvis. Structure