appendix

Examples of appendix in the following topics:

• Appendicitis

  • Appendicitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of the appendix .
  • In case of a retrocecal appendix (appendix localized behind the cecum), however, even deep pressure in the right lower quadrant may fail to elicit tenderness (silent appendix), the reason being that the cecum, distended with gas, protects the inflamed appendix from the pressure.
  • As the former progresses, the appendix becomes ischemic and then necrotic.
  • Acute appendicitis is typically managed by surgery to remove the appendix.
  • An inflamed appendix may be removed through open surgery, as shown here.

• Anatomy of the Large Intestine

  • The appendix is attached to its inferior surface of the cecum.
  • The appendix can be removed with no apparent damage or consequence to the patient.
  • There are three bands, starting at the base of the appendix and extending from the cecum to the rectum.

• Colorectal Cancer

  • Colorectal cancer, commonly known as bowel cancer, is a cancer from uncontrolled malignant cell growth in the colon, rectum, or appendix.
  • Colorectal cancer, commonly known as bowel cancer, is a cancer from uncontrolled malignant cell growth in the colon, rectum, or appendix .

• Digestive System Development

  • The midgut is the lower duodenum, leading to the first two-thirds of the transverse colon, jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, and first two-thirds of the transverse colon.

• Abdominopelvic Regions

  • In the right lower quadrant sits the cecum, appendix, part of the small intestines, the right half of the female reproductive system, and the right ureter.
  • The right iliac region contains the appendix, cecum, and the right iliac fossa.

• Testicular Cancer

  • Not all lumps on the testicles are tumors, and not all tumors are malignant; there are many other conditions such as testicular microlithiasis, epididymal cysts, appendix testis (hydatid of Morgagni), and so on which may be painful but are non-cancerous.

• Anatomy of the Digestive System

• Histology of the Large Intestine

  • These three bands start at the base of the appendix and extend from the cecum to the rectum.

• Phantom Limb Sensation

  • Phantom sensations may also occur after the removal of body parts other than the limbs, such as after the amputation of the breast, the extraction of a tooth (phantom tooth pain), the removal of an organ (such as the appendix), or the removal of an eye (phantom eye syndrome).

• Organs of the Digestive System

  • Accessory organs like the cecum and appendix, which are remnants of our evolutionary past, serve as special pockets at the beginning of the large intestine.