| Vermiform Appendix | |
|---|---|
| Arteries of cecum and vermiform appendix (appendix visible at lower right, labeled as "vermiform process") | |
| Normal location of the appendix relative to other organs of the digestive system (frontal view) | |
| Latin | appendix vermiformis |
| Gray's | subject #249 1178 |
| System | Digestive |
| Artery | appendicular artery |
| Vein | appendicular vein |
| Precursor | Midgut |
| MeSH | Appendix |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | Vermiform appendix |
The appendix (or vermiform appendix; also cecal appendix; also vermix) is a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops embryologically. The cecum is a pouchlike structure of the colon. The appendix is located near the junction of the small intestine and the large intestine.
The term "vermiform" comes from Latin and means "worm-shaped".
It is widely present in the Euarchontoglires and has also evolved independently in the diprotodont marsupials and is highly diverse in size and shape.
Read more about Vermiform Appendix: Size and Location in Humans, Diseases, Use As Efferent Urinary Conduit, Use As Access To Colon in Faecal Incontinence (ACE and Chait Tube), Gallery
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