Visceral systems
Vermiform appendix
Appendix vermiformis
- System
- Visceral systems
- Regions
- Trunk, Abdomen
- Part of
- Colon
DescriptionUnreviewed
The appendix (or vermiform appendix; also cecal [or caecal] appendix; vermix; or vermiform process) is a finger-like, blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops in the embryo.
The cecum is a pouch-like structure of the large intestine, located at the junction of the small and the large intestines.
The term "vermiform" comes from Latin and means "worm-shaped." The appendix used to be considered a vestigial organ, but this view has changed over the past decades.
Research suggests that the appendix may serve an important purpose.
In particular, it may serve as a reservoir for beneficial gut bacteria.
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Names
- Latin
- Appendix vermiformis
- English
- Vermiform appendix
- French
- Appendice vermiforme
- Spanish
- Apéndice vermiforme
- Portuguese
- Apêndice vermiforme