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Your appendix is on the right side of your body. If you feel a sharp, consistent pain there, you should see a doctor.
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- To be a little more specific, it is in what we call the right lower quadrant of the abdomen; meaning if you divide your abdomen into four sections, it's in the lower one on the right. If you draw a diagonal line from your umbilicus (belly button) down to your hip bone on the right, the appendix is usually about 2/3 of the way down this line to the bone. However, certain conditions - such as pregnancy or previous surgery - can change the location of the appendix.
- Actually, although both are correct in that it is USUALLY found on the right side of the body, and Dr. B was very precise in his/her description of the location, there is a condition called situs inversus in which the internal organs are found on the opposite sides of the body - in which case, the appendix would be found on the left. While if ALL of the organs are reversed this causes no problems physiologically, it often causes great confusion because there is no consistent answer to the original question. Also, when an appendix is normally located, pressure applied to the left side of the abdomen often results in pain on the right. This is called Rovsing's sign and happens because the stretching of the peritoneum (the inner lining of the abdominal cavity) will cause pain only where the peritoneum is irritating the muscle tissue, which in most appendicitis cases is on the right. However, because abdominal nerves are poorly localized, sometimes the brain will interpret pain on the right as coming from the left, or pain on the left as coming from the right, and sometimes it will interpret pain from either side as coming from the middle.
- Normally it is on the right side, lower quadrant. However, each person is slightly different. About 1 in 500 have it on the right side, upper quadrant. There are others that have all of their internal organs reversed so that it would be on the left side, lower quadrant.
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∙ 15y agoUsually the right side, but it can be on the left depending on your digestive cycle in the day.
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Can appendix be located on left side?
The appendix is located on the left hand side for children under three.
''Is your appendix on the left or the right side of your body''?
The appendix are located on the right side of the body.
What is located on left side?
Heart & Appendix
Is the appendix located in the LLQ of the abdomen?
Yes, the appendix is located in the Left Lower Quadrant (this is the left side of the patient, not the observer).
Is the appendix on the left or right side of the body?
The appendix is located typically in the lower right quadrant. At the front of your abdomen, place your right hand on the right side of you abdomen with your belly button in the bend of your thumb and index finger. Keeping your palm in place, spread your fingers. Roughly where your pinky ends up is where you'll find your appendix.
What is the exact location of your appendix?
Most people have their appendix on the right side, however, some people have it on the left. What I think you are actually asking deals with the fact that due to the poor nerve configuration in the lower abdomen, people perceive to feel an infected appendix on the opposite side of the body cavity than it actually is located.
What organ is on the opposite side of the appendix?
The colon is on the opposite side of the appendix......
Where is an appendix located in a book?
An appendix is in the back of the book.
What region of the body is the appendix located?
The appendix is located in the lower right quadrant of the abdominal cavity.
When doing sit ups you experience pain lower left side near pelvic hip Could this be grumbling appendix?
No, your appendix is located on your right side over McBurney's point. Maybe inguinal hernia, or condition with your intestines?
What organ is located on the lower right side of the body?
The kidney is located on each side of the lower back. Each kidney is approximately 4 to 5 inches long. The main function of the kidney is to filter the blood and remove wastes, control the fluid balance and balance the body's electrolytes. The collected waste is turned into urine which is removed from the body using the Urinary system.
The appendix is located in the?
The appendix is a flap on the large intestine. It serves almost no purpose.
