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  2. Appendix (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The longest appendix ever removed was 26 cm (10 in) long. [3] The appendix is usually located in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen, near the right hip bone. The base of the appendix is located 2 cm (0.79 in) beneath the ileocecal valve that separates the large intestine from the small

  3. Appendicitis - Wikipedia

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    Location of McBurney's point (1), located two-thirds the distance from the umbilicus (2) to the right anterior superior iliac spine (3) The presentation of acute appendicitis includes acute abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever. As the appendix becomes more swollen and inflamed, it begins to irritate the adjoining abdominal wall.

  4. McBurney's point - Wikipedia

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    McBurney's point is located one third of the distance from the right anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus (navel). [1] [2] This point roughly corresponds to the most common location of the base of the appendix, where it is attached to the cecum. [3] Normal location of the appendix relative to other organs of the digestive system ...

  5. Is your stomach pain from appendicitis? At-home tests to see ...

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    The appendix is a finger-shaped pouch that branches off where the small intestine meets the large intestine — near the right, lower side of the abdomen. Appendicitis typically causes pain in the ...

  6. Why Do We Have an Appendix? - AOL

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    In a 2007 study researchers from Duke University said it helps store good microbes or bacteria that help us digest food. Other research gives the appendix credit for strengthening our bodies immunity.

  7. Gastrointestinal tract - Wikipedia

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    It also includes the appendix, which is attached to the cecum. Its length is about 1.5 m, and the area of the mucosa in an adult human is about 2 m 2 (22 sq ft). [19] The longest part of the large intestine is the colon whose main function is to absorb water and salts. [21] The large intestine begins at the cecum, where the appendix is located

  8. This is what getting your tonsils—or appendix—out does to ...

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    Researchers collected 25 years-worth of information on more than 500,000 women, and compared a history of one or both of the surgeries with the pregnancies.

  9. Quadrants and regions of abdomen - Wikipedia

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    The human abdomen is divided into quadrants and regions by anatomists and physicians for the purposes of study, diagnosis, and treatment. [1] [2] The division into four quadrants allows the localisation of pain and tenderness, scars, lumps, and other items of interest, narrowing in on which organs and tissues may be involved.