🔬 Biology · Digestion and Absorption · NEET

The small blind sac at the junction of the small and large intestine, from which the appendix arises, is the:

Answer: Caecum.

Correct answer: D. Caecum

Explanation: The caecum is a small pouch at the beginning of the large intestine, and the vermiform appendix projects from it.

The human digestive system. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

The digestive tract, digestive enzymes, hormonal control of digestion, and liver function. High NEET weightage.