THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

DUODENUM JEJUNUM AND ILEUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Small structure attached to large intestine that serves no digestive function.
A
Appendix
B
Cecum
C
Taenia coli
D
Haustra
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Statement 1 : The worm-like structure attached to the caecum at the beginning of the large intestine is known as vermiform appendix. Statement 2 : Vermiform appendix has no apparent digestive function.

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: -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.

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