Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== APPENDIX ====== {{:histology:appendix.jpg}} * 4 vermiform appendix * 4.1 dimensions * 4.1.1 2 to 20 cm * 4.2 positions * 4.2.1 lies in right iliac fossa * 4.2.2 hour hand of clock * retrocolic - 12 * preileal - 2 0 clock * post ileal 2 o clock * promonteric - 3 o clock * pelvic 4 o clock * midinguinal 6 o clock * paracolic 11 o clock * 4.3 appendicular orifice * 4.3.1 posteromedial aspect pf caecum * 4.3.2 guarded by valve of gerlach * 4.3.3 marked by a point 2cm below junctn of transtubercular and right lateral plane * 4.3.4 MacBurney's point is of maximum tenderness in appendicitis * 4.4 lumen of appendix * 4.5 peritoneal relations * 4.5.1 mesoappendix or appendicular mesentery * 4.6 blood supply * 4.6.1 appendicular artery * branch of lower division of ileocolic artery * runs behind terminal part of ileum * anastomose with posterior caecal artery * 4.7 nerve supply * 4.7.1 sympathetic nerve t9 - t10 segments * through celiac plexus en/appendix.txt Last modified: 2023/06/15 09:58by 127.0.0.1