The appendix (pl.: appendices or appendixes; also vermiform appendix; cecal (or caecal, cæcal) appendix; vermix; or vermiform process) is a finger-like, blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops in the embryo.

2024年3月20日 · Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, which is a 3 1/2-inch-long tube of tissue that runs from your large intestine on the lower right side of your body. You can get appendicitis...

2024年7月30日 · The appendix is a small organ located in your lower right abdomen. For centuries, the medical community believed it served no purpose and had no function. In recent years, research has suggested that the appendix may help support the immune system and help restore healthy bacteria to the intestines after an infection or when antibiotics are used.

2017年11月19日 · Your appendix is a small pouch-like sac located on the lower right side of your abdomen. An inflamed appendix is called appendicitis and will cause mild to severe right-sided abdominal pain. It is important to know the location of your appendix and the warning signs of appendicitis at it can quickly become a medical emergency.

Appendicitis occurs when your appendix gets clogged, infected and inflamed. Your appendix is a small, tube-shaped organ attached to your large intestine. Nobody knows what its purpose is — but we do know that appendicitis is serious. The standard treatment is surgery to …

2019年2月26日 · Why do humans have an Appendix? The appendix is a worm-shaped tube attached to the large intestine in the human body. It is an organ that is credited with very little significance and...

2025年3月26日 · Appendix, in anatomy, a vestigial hollow tube that is closed at one end and is attached at the other end to the cecum, a pouchlike beginning of the large intestine into which the small intestine empties its contents.