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 | | This nerve is shared by the area of skin over the umbilicus (belly button).Strangely the brain doesn’t seem to be able to recognise that the appendix feels pain. | | | It is thought that maybe our appendix is a remnant of a time when evolution had us digesting fibre, a function our bowel can no longer perform. | | | So if the organ becomes inflammed a message is sent to the brain – but the brain interprets it as coming from that area of skin over the umbilicus. |
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http://www.drfeelgood.com.au/articles/appendix.htm
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| | P&S; Medical Review: Spring 1998, Vol.5, No.1 |
| | This point indicates the situation of the base of the appendix, where it arises from the caecum, but does not by any means demonstrate, as one might conclude, that the chief point of disease is there. | | | In (several) early operations I have found a very varied condition of the appendix and its surroundings, from a mild catarrhal condition of the mucous membrane accompanied by some infiltration and thickening of the submucous and other tissues, to the state of complete gangrene of the whole organ, with more or less extensive peritonitis. | | | In two the point of pain shown by pressure with one finger was two inches, and in the other an inch and seven eighths from the anterior spine. |
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http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/news/review/archives/medrev_v5n1_0005.html
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| | Vestigiality of the human appendix |
| | For instance, the most thorough and in depth source on the physiology of the human appendix, Williams and Myers 1994, refers to how the appendix changes as "the primate scale is ascended" and to the "evolutionary scale" with humans at its end (pp. | | | From a nonevolutionary, typological perspective, the human appendix is homologous to the end of the physiologically important, large, cellulose-fermenting caeca of other mammals. | | | The adjective "vermiform" literally means "worm-like" and reflects the narrow, elongated shape of this intestinal appendage. |
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http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/vestiges/appendix.html
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| | Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix |
| | OBJECTIVE: The aim of this investigation was to determine the prognostic variables and optimal surgical procedure for patients with adenocarcinoma of the appendix. | | | Patients.-Individuals treated surgically for tumors of the appendix or colorectum. | | | However, the prognostic factors and the preferred surgical procedure and outcome are poorly understood. |
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http://www.thedoctorsdoctor.com/diseases/appendix_adenoca.htm
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| | eMedicine - Vermiform Appendix : Article by Steven L Lee, MD |
| | In 65% of patients, the tip is located in a retrocecal position; in 30%, it is located at the brim or in the true pelvis; and, in 5%, it is extraperitoneal, situated behind the cecum, ascending colon, or distal ileum. | | | On physical examination, the patient is usually lying still, as movement worsens the pain. | | | In 1886, Reginald H. Fitz, a Harvard pathologist, first described the clinical condition of acute appendicitis (Condon, 1991). |
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http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3327.htm
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| | The human vermiform appendix |
| | Thus whereas the choice of the adjective ‘vermiform’, meaning worm-like, is accurately descriptive of the organ, the choice of the noun ‘appendix’ from the beginning of the organ’s nomenclature, gave it little chance of ever being considered important. | | | While it is freely admitted that the precise functions of the human vermiform appendix are still unclear, so much more is now known that clarification is at hand. | | | The caecum and appendix, when viewed as separate but related specialised entities in structure and function in the digestive tracts of different animal kinds, do not contradict creationist expectations. |
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http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v3/i1/appendix.asp
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| | SparkNotes: The Death of Ivan Ilych: Chapter V |
| | The narrator reveals Ivan's growing awareness of a private world separate from the external one of daily activity by introducing Ivan's consciousness of an important, "intimate matter." The fact that he can only turn his attention to this matter when his official work is done reinforces the mutually exclusive nature of the two worlds. | | | Yet when Ivan remembers that this private matter is nothing more than the thought of his appendix, it is clear that Ivan's understanding of his inner world is still severely limited. | | | Almost as soon as Ivan begins contemplating his appendix, the familiar pain recurs. |
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http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/ivanilych/section5.rhtml
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| | Some authors have criticized the cost of a laparoscopic procedure, but evidence indicates that in the future it will be the standard for the treatment of patients with appendicitis and undiagnosed abdominal pain. | | | Patients with appendicitis may not have the reported classic clinical picture 37-45% of the time, especially when the appendix is located in an unusual place (see Relevant Anatomy). | | | Reginald H. Fitz, an anatomopathologist at Harvard who advocated early surgical intervention, first described appendicitis in 1886. |
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http://www.medceu.com/course-no-test.cfm?CID=1257
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| | Re: what was the appendix used for? |
| | Further evidence of the importance of this organ is found in the fact that it has its own blood supply, and an independent mesentery (this indicates that the appendix is not a "part" of some other organ). | | | Current theory points to the fact that the vermiform appendix contains a great deal of lymphatic channels. | | | These bacteria are not all "bad" and may play an important role in our digestion processes. |
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http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/feb98/887299251.An.r.html
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| | Your appendix ... it’s there for a reason |
| | The appendix does not serve any useful purpose as a digestive organ in humans, and it is believed to be gradually disappearing in the human species over evolutionary time. | | | Like the very important thymus gland in our chest, it is likely that the appendix plays its major role in early childhood. | | | A more detailed survey of the evidence, with numerous references to other technical literature, showing that the appendix is not a vestigial organ can be found in J.W. Glover, The Human Vermiform Appendix—a General Surgeon’s Reflections, CEN Technical Journal, 3:31–38, 1988. |
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http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v20/i1/appendix.asp
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| | Duplication of vermiform appendix Kothari Ankur A, Yagnik KR, Hathila VP - J Postgrad Med |
| | Duplication of vermiform appendix [Figure - 1] is reported with an incidence of 0.004%[1] and may be associated with other congenital duplications or other anomalies. | | | However, non-inflamed duplication detected when exploration or laparoscopy is performed for some other condition need not be subjected to appendicectomy. | | | Failure to recognize this condition may have serious clinical and medico-legal consequences. |
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http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2004;volume=50;issue=4;spage=285;epage=286;aulast=Kothari
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| | Early American Manual Therapy |
| | The ability of the appendix to receive and discharge foreign substances is taught in the American School of Osteopathy and is successfully practiced by its diplomates. | | | Sometimes some sub-stances are found in it; but often to the chagrin of the exploring physician, it is found to be in a perfectly healthy and natural condition, and so seldom is it found impact with seeds or any substance whatever, that as a | | | To a philosopher such questions as this must arise: Has the appendix at its entrance a sphincter muscle similar in action to that of the rectum and oesophagus? |
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http://www.meridianinstitute.com/eamt/files/still2/st2ch16.html
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| | Appendix |
| | May have right flank pain or pelvic pain with retrocecal appendix; pain in left upper quadrant if malrotated colon | | | Type C: two cecal structures, each with its own single appendix; associated with other organ duplications, extensive corrective surgery required | | | Involves appendix in 25% of patients, may simulate acute appendicitis |
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http://pathologyoutlines.com/appendix.html
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| | indiacancer.org - Gastrointestinal Carcinoids |
| | The cancer is found only in the appendix, the colon or the rectum, the small intestine or stomach, but does not spread to the other parts of the body. | | | One small mention here: Although the carcinoid is a tumour, which is found most commonly in the vermiform appendix, it may be located anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract, and may present in other foci on the body as well). | | | One small mention here: Although the carcinoid is a tumor, which is found most commonly in the vermiform appendix, it may be located anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract, and may present in other foci in the body as well. |
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http://www.indiacancer.org/coca/g/gacar.html
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| | Dr. Armando Castillo ¦ |
| | The appendix has no known physiological function for humans. | | | The appendix is located in the lower right portion of the abdomen, near where the small intestine attaches to the large intestine. | | | In the other animals, the appendix is much larger and provides a pouch off the main intestinal tract, in which cellulose can be trapped and be subjected to prolonged digestion. |
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http://www.solucion.com/drcastillo/Extirpacion_apendice_ingles_version_6.htm
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| | Acute Appendicitis with Ruptured Appendix - Medical Illustration |
| | If you have medical questions, you should seek the advice of a healthcare provider. | | | This image may only be used in support of a single legal proceeding and for no other purpose. | | | This medical exhibit depicts acute appendicitis with subsequent rupture using two illustrations. |
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http://www.doereport.com/generateexhibit.php?ID=1052
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| | Dorlands Medical Dictionary |
| | Periumbilical, colicky pain at the onset may be due to obstruction of the appendix by a fecalith. | | | (ə-pen”dĭ-ko”lĭ-thi´ə-sis) [appendix + lithiasis] a condition in which the lumen of the vermiform appendix becomes obstructed with calculi; it is said to run in families, and to be akin to gout and rheumatism. | | | (ə-pen”dĭ-kop´ə-the) [appendix + -pathy] any diseased condition of the vermiform appendix. |
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| | eMJA: Torsion of the appendix |
| | The patient made an uncomplicated recovery after appendicectomy. | | | Anatomical variations (eg, long mesoappendix), appendiceal tumours and strenuous physical exercise such as calisthenics were suggested to predispose to torsion. | | | Torsion of the vermiform appendix was first reported by Payne1 in 1918 and remains something of a curiosity, with only 19 further cases reported, 12 in paediatric patients. |
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http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/177_11_021202/moten_021202.html
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| | Synonyms of appendix |
| | appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage, process, outgrowth, appendage |
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| | Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research - Vol. 2, No. 3 (2000) |
| | Eighteen patients (3%) manifested 56 ova, which were identified as ascaris 29, trichuris 18, hookworm 6 and schistosome 3. | | | Worms are endemic in various parts of the world, the patterns varying from community to community, even in the same country. | | | A rough index of those common among Nigerians of the Igbo ethnic group has been obtained using a histological study of the ova present in the luminal faeces of the vermiform appendix in 559 operative specimens. |
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| | BBC Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Organ Layer |
| | This can cause acute pain, fever, nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite, but can be cured easily by removing the appendix. | | | The appendix has no known function in humans. | | | The appendix is rich in infection-fighting lymphoid cells, suggesting that it might play a role in the immune system. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/appendix/appendix.shtml
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| | Vermiform Appendix |
| | This condition if left untreated can lead to rupture of the appendix which can lead to fatality. | | | The appendix, in some respects, can be described as quite a dangerous organ. | | | The human vermiform appendix is known in evolutionary terms as a vestigial organ. |
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http://www.portfolio.mvm.ed.ac.uk/studentwebs/session4/6/appendix.htm
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| | The clinician must be aware of and look for the possibility of an appendiceal anomaly when evaluating a patient with abdominal pain; a missed second appendix may have medicolegal implications. | | | Although rare, anomalies of the appendix do occur and may have serious clinical and medicolegal implications. | | | This patient had a type B2 appendiceal duplication and represents only the third reported case of appendiceal duplication in which both appendices were found to be inflamed |
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http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlPrinter=true&xmlFilePath=journals/ijs/vol3n2/appendix.xml
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| | vermiform appendix - definition of vermiform appendix by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | A narrow vestigial process projecting from the cecum in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen of some mammals, including humans. | | | blind gut, caecum, cecum - the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum" |
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/vermiform+appendix
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| | Appendix - Free Encyclopedia |
| | In human anatomy, appendix is an abbreviation of vermiform appendix (q.v.). | | | In publishing, an appendix is a short section at the end of a book, often used for supplementary information. |
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| | Human Anatomy - Lab 37 Step 12 |
| | Follow the ileum distally [indicated by probe] to the point where it becomes continuous with the cecum [indicated by probe], the first part of the large intestine. | | | The vermiform appendix usually has its own mesentery, except where the entire cecum (with vermiform appendix) does not possess a mesentery and is located, therefore, in the retroperitoneal space. | | | In this situation the vermiform appendix is usually located in retrocecal position. |
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| | appendix - Wiktionary |
| | (anatomy) The vermiform appendix, an inner organ without known use that can become inflamed. | | | AOL users can access Wiktionary through this link after accepting the CACERT certificate. | | | This page was last modified 16:31, 27 March 2006. |
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| | Karger Publishers |
| | Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the growing of the caecum and the vermiform appendix during the fetal period in human fetuses and the relation between growing and shape of the caecum and the localization of the vermiform appendix. | | | Methods: 40 male and 40 female externally normal-looking fetuses were studied between 10 and 40 weeks of gestation and were subdivided into fetuses of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters and full-term fetuses. | | | The parameters of interest included covering of the caecum with peritoneum, shape of the caecum (long tube, symmetric saccule, asymmetric saccule, extremely large right side - atypical), axial length and width of the caecum localization of the vermiform appendix, length of vermiform appendix and length of the meso-appendix. |
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| | Pathology & Histology Kit |
| | degenerative disease of appendix, with excess amounts of fat | | | inflammation of the vermiform appendix inflammation of the vermiform appendix with collapse of some tissues | | | a tumour which secretes excessive amounts of the hormone serotonin (90% found in appendix) |
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