Appendix

Appendix may refer to:

In documents:

• Addendum, any addition to a document, such as a book or legal contract
• Bibliography, a systematic list of books and other works
• Index (publishing), a list of words or phrases with pointers to where related material can be found in a document
• Specifically, a text added to the end of a book or an article, containing information that is important to, but is not the main idea of, the main text

In anatomy:

• Vermiform appendix, or simply "appendix", a part of the human digestive system
• Left auricular appendix, a conical pouch on the left atrium of the heart
• Right auricular appendix, a conical pouch on the right atrium of the heart
• Appendix of the epididymis, a detached efferent duct of the epididymis
• Appendix testis, a vestigial remnant of the Müllerian duct
• Epiploic appendix, one of several small pouches of fat on the peritoneum along the colon and rectum
  • Appendix of the laryngeal ventricle, a sac that extends from the laryngeal ventricle
• Mesoappendix, the portion of the mesentery that connects the ileum to the vermiform appendix

The appendix is a tube that extends about 10cm. It is connected to the large intestine. Though it is part of the digestive system, it has no known role.