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What are the different positions where the appendix can be found?
The appendix can usually be found in one the following six positions:Extending superiorly towards the right colic flexure posterior to the cecum (retrocecal position) or lower ascending colon (retrocolic position);Extending inferiorly towards or across the pelvic brim (pelvic position);Extending inferiorly below the cecum (subcecalposition);Extending superiorly, anterior to the terminal ileum (pre-ileal position) or posterior to the terminal ileum (postileal position).
What does the appendix extend from?
Caecum or Cecum
What is the description of the cecum?
cecum is the beginning of the Large Intestine
How can you treat pain from cecum?
what to do for cecum pain relif
Which bone supports the larynx superiorly?
Hyoid
What is From cecum to rectum?
From the beginning of the large intestine (the cecum) to the end.
Which valve is the cecum connected to?
The cecum is connected to the ileocecal valve.
Where is the cecum in the body?
The cecum is located in the Right Lower Quadrant
In which group of living things is the cecum the largest?
The cecum is largest in herbivorous animals, such as herbivorous mammals like cows and horses. These animals have a larger cecum to help with the fermentation of plant material and the breakdown of cellulose.
What muscle is striated superiorly and smooth inferiorly?
The esophagus
Turns the eye superiorly and medially?
Superior Rectus
What does the calcaneus articulates with?
Anteriorly with the cuboid and superiorly with the talus.
