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What is the medical term meaning lymphoid tissue hanging from the lower portion of the cecum?

The vermiform appendix, commonly known as the appendix, is lymphoid tissue hanging from the lower portion of the cecum.


Name the small projection that contains lympathic tissue attached to cecum?

The small projection that contains lymphatic tissue attached to the cecum is known the appendix. The full name is actually vermiform appendix which is derived from its appearance which look like a worm.


What is the function for the appendix?

The appendix currently serves no useful function in the human body. It is believed that the appendix used to have a useful function, but over the years, the human body has evolved in such a way that the appendix is now extraneous tissue.


What kind of tissue has Cells that are arranged around an osteonic canal?

Bone Tissue made up of Osteocytes.


What is the predisposing factor of appendicitis?

An obstruction within the appendix, the development of an ulceration (an abnormal change in tissue accompanied by the death of cells) within the appendix, and the invasion of bacteria.


Does your appendix get smaller?

As people age, the appendix does tend to become smaller and less prominent. This is because the tissue in the appendix may shrink or become replaced by fatty deposits. However, even if the appendix gets smaller, it can still become inflamed or infected, leading to appendicitis.


What is another word for appendix?

It is more properly termed the vermiform appendix, also known as a type of mucosal associated lymphatic tissue, along with your tonsils and Peyer's patches.


If you have palpitations on your right side around your appendix's What could be causing these palpitations?

Anxiety is known to cause palpitations around your appendix region.


What kind of tissue carries oxygen around the body?

Red blood cells


The medical term for inflammation of the appendix is what?

The medical term for the appendix is, appendix.


What is myelin a kind of?

It is a fatty tissue that acts as an insulator around some nerve fibers.


What if you're born with no appendix?

No. On some individuals, the appendix is very small or may be merged into the surrounding tissue during growth. In a rare condition known as situs inversus, the appendix may be on the left side rather than the right side of the abdomen.