Íleon

íleon it is the final section of , in , with around 4 ms. of length. Situa after and is separated of internal blind person by the iliocecal valve. in íleon is, normally, of between 7 and 8 (neutral or slightly alkaline).

Its function is to absorb B12 and the biliary salts.

In the fetus, íleon is connected to the navel through the vitelino conduit. Approximately in 3% of the human beings east conduit is not closed during the first seven weeks after the birth, which originates a called disease divertículo of Meckel.

In its final portion we found the greater number of acúmulos of limfoide weave, the Plates of Peyer.