2006-11-28 09:21:55 · 11 answers · asked by DC Comics 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
the appendix in in the right lower quadrant of your abdomen. it is located at the end of your small intestine right before you enter the colon turning upwards (ascending). It was thought that at one time this organ was once used it digesting cellulose.
2006-11-28 09:28:08 · answer #1 · answered by yellowkayak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A burst appendix could be very painful and may finally end up in extreme problems, including dying. whilst the appendix bursts it leaks bacteria from the intestines into the tummy hollow area. this would reason the formation of an abscess or a topic observed as peritonitis, it particularly is an substantial ailment of the tummy hollow area. until eventually now the visual charm of modern-day antibiotics this occasion frequently led to dying. Now almost all of human beings that have their appendix survive with impressive healing.
2016-10-04 11:49:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people have their appendix on the right side, however, some
people have it on the left. What I think you are actually asking deals
with the fact that due to the poor nerve configuration in the lower
abdomen, people perceive to feel an infected appendix on the opposite side
of the body cavity than it actually is located.
Steve Sample
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Your appendix is in the right lower quadrant of your abdomen. It is found at
the point where your small intestine and large intestine join.
2006-11-28 09:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
right lower side of the small intestine where it meets the large intestine(stomach).
if you want to know more about the symptoms and possible problems you can get from the appendix go to:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/stomach/appendicitis.html
2006-11-28 09:24:07 · answer #4 · answered by jazzy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Right, lower quadrant. Below the navel to the right hand side of the stomach. Near or closer to where the right ovary might be.
2006-11-28 09:32:39 · answer #5 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a little organ that has no real function in the body that is attached to the lower right portion of your intestines.
2006-11-28 09:25:03 · answer #6 · answered by quatrapiller 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tale your hand anplace the thumb in your bellybutton stretch it out to touch the crest of your hip on the right side . approximately mid way between the two points is generally where it is.
Know as Mcbirneys point
2006-11-28 09:26:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its on the right side of your abdomen about 2 inches or so in from your pelvic bone that sticks out.
2006-11-28 09:26:21 · answer #8 · answered by Squeegee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can find your appendix towards the back... there you will find a farther exploration of the main body... ;)
2006-11-28 09:29:56 · answer #9 · answered by stacey c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's on the right side of the abdominal cavity.
2006-11-28 09:29:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋