vermiform appendix
A blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops embryologically[WP]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermiform_appendix https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6826-8770 ]
Term info
vermiform appendix
- appendix
- appendix vermiformis
- caecal appendix
- cecal appendix
uberon_slim, efo_slim, organ_slim, human_reference_atlas
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_40674
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Organ with organ cavity which is continuous proximally with the cecum and distally terminates in the tip of the appendix. Examples: There is only one appendix[FMA:14542].
vermix
uberon
apex of cecum, apex of caecum, appendix vermiformis
appendiceal
A comparative anatomical approach reveals three apparent morphotypes of the cecal appendix, as well as appendix-like structures in some species that lack a true cecal appendix. Cladistic analyses indicate that the appendix has evolved independently at least twice (at least once in diprotodont marsupials and at least once in Euarchontoglires), shows a highly significant (P < 0.0001) phylogenetic signal in its distribution, and has been maintained in mammalian evolution for 80 million years or longer.[well established][VHOG]
UBERON:0001154
Term relations
- anatomical structure
- part of some large intestine
- part of some anatomical system
- part of some digestive system