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Veriform appendix

  • "veriform" is a Latin word meaning "worm-shaped"
  • The exact position of the appendix can vary. Most often it is found behind the caecum (retrocaecal 64% of cases), and least often found behind the ileum (postileal 0.5% of cases)
  • The appendix plays a role in manufacturing hormones in foetal development as well as exposing the body the antigen to force it to produce antibodies, thus "training" the immune system
  • Appendectomies are the most common surgical emergencies of the abdomen in the world
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