Transport function and control in bird caeca.
1. The paired caeca at the junction of the ileum and rectum help determine the ionic composition of the voided excreta. 2. The caeca play a role in the transport of water, sodium, potassium, and chloride, the dominant effect being that of sodium transport.
D000450:Aldosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D001717:Birds / Q000502:physiology*; D002432:Cecum / Q000502:physiology*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000378:metabolism; D003370:Coturnix / Q000502:physiology; D007082:Ileum / Q000502:physiology; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D012007:Rectum / Q000502:physiology; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism
D002712:Chlorides; D014867:Water; D000450:Aldosterone; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium