{"id":75318,"date":"2021-01-13T09:01:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T09:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=75318"},"modified":"2023-11-09T10:21:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T10:21:35","slug":"vermiform-appendix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/vermiform-appendix\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermiform appendix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A vestigial organ located at the beginning of the large intestine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A wormlike intestinal diverticulum located at the end of the cecum and terminating in a blind extremity.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A long, narrow, worm-shaped tube connected to the back of the cecum. It varies in length from less than 1 in to more than 8 in (2.5 to 20.3 cm) with an average of about 3 in (7.6 cm). Its distal end is closed. It is lined with mucosa similar to that of the large intestine. The appendix contains many lymph nodules. 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