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The appendix in humans is a structure that is not used in any way except to cause trouble. It is approximately located at the junction of the distal small intestine and proximal large intestine (aka - ileo-cecal).
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What is a ceacum?
The caecum (also cecum) is a pouch-like structure at the beginning of the large intestine between the ileum and the colon. It is the structure to which the appendix is attached.
What are the organs near the appendix?
The appendix is attached to the colon. It attaches at the cecum of the colon, which is a puch or saclike area in the first two to three inches at the beginning of the colon.
What vermiform structure is attached to the large intestine and is consider a vestigial organ?
The appendix.
What vermiform structure is attached to the large intestine and the is considered a vestigial organ?
The appendix.
What is the vermiform structure is attached to the large intestine and is considered a vestigial organ?
The appendix.
Show location of appendix?
The appendix is located at the bottom of the ascending colon, just below where the small bowel joins with the colon.
What organ is on the opposite side of the appendix?
The colon is on the opposite side of the appendix......
Blind sac hanging from the initial part of the colon?
vermiform appendix
Is the appendix ever located behind the stomach?
The vermiform appendix is located at the end of the ascending colon, not behind the stomach, which is distal to the colon. Hope this is helpful!
Does blood flow threw the appendix?
No. Blood is supplied to the appendix from the arteries that supply the colon with blood. But nothing flows through the appendix.
What is a worm shaped tube that extends from the colon?
Appendix
What organ system does the colon and appendix belong to?
Both the colon and the attached appendix are part of the digestive system. But the appendix has other functions that are not part of that system. It is thought by some that it may be involved in the immune system. Researchers in the United States say the appendix produces and protects good germs for the gut by "rebooting" the digestive system. The team of immunologists at Duke University Medical Center say the human digestive system contains massive amounts of bacteria most of which are good and help the digestion of food.
