What is the anatomical location of the appendix?

The appendix is located in the abdominal cavity, just off of the cecum, where material from the small intestine enters the large intestine. Being on the shorter side, the appendix only measures 8-10 cm long and is no wider than 1.3 cm. That’s about the same size as your pinky finger!

What is the most common location of appendix?

Pelvic position is the most common location of the appendix in both males and females.

What is the vermiform appendix and where is it located?

The vermiform appendix is a narrow, worm-shaped structure that protrudes from the posteromedial aspect of the cecum, 2 cm (or less) below the insertion of the ileum into the cecum. The appendix is located at the proximal root of the outer tinea coli of the cecum.

What is the surface landmark of the appendix?

For over 100 years the recognized surface marking for the appendix has been McBurney’s point (the junction of the lateral and middle thirds of a line joining the umbilicus with the right anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS)).

What region is appendix in?

The right iliac region contains the appendix, cecum, and the right iliac fossa. It is also commonly referred to as the right inguinal region. Pain in this area is generally associated with appendicitis.

Which abdominal region contains the appendix?

right iliac region
The appendix is located in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen (right iliac region).

Where is appendix pain?

Appendicitis typically starts with a pain in the middle of your tummy (abdomen) that may come and go. Within hours, the pain travels to your lower right-hand side, where the appendix is usually located, and becomes constant and severe. Pressing on this area, coughing or walking may make the pain worse.

Where is the cecum located?

large intestine
A pouch that forms the first part of the large intestine. It connects the small intestine to the colon, which is part of the large intestine. The cecum connects the small intestine to the colon.