GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -appendix, formally vermiform 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. It is not clear whether the appendix serves any useful purpose in humans.

Detailed explanation-2: -The appendix is a small, tube-like structure attached to the first part of the large intestine, also called the colon. The appendix is located in the lower right portion of the abdomen, near where the small intestine attaches to the large intestine.

Detailed explanation-3: -A small, fingerlike pouch that sticks out from the cecum (the first part of the large intestine near the end of the small intestine).

Detailed explanation-4: -The caecum and vermiform appendix are vestigial in function as these are not involved in cellulose digestion. Inflammation of the vermiform appendix is called appendicitis. Vestigial organs are those organs that no longer have a function and they are disappearing.

Detailed explanation-5: -Your appendix doesn’t directly help with digestion. It’s been unclear what role the appendix has in the body, and removal of the organ doesn’t appear to have any negative health consequences.