What are facts about the appendix?

Answer 1

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