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Maskformiga bihanget

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Maskformiga bihanget

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Also known as vermix, caecal appendix, cecal appendix, vermiform appendix

blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops embryologically

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Your appendix is a small, tube-shaped part of your intestines that connects to the cecum (the beginning of your large intestine). While its exact purpose in humans isn't entirely clear, it can become infected or inflamed, causing appendicitis, which requires medical attention.

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Maskformiga bihanget, blindtarmsbihanget, latin appendix vermiformis (av vermis, "mask"), är ett fingerliknande utskott från blindtarmen. Tidigare har man trott att bihanget saknade funktion, men enligt hypoteser kan det spela en roll vid upprättandet av en normal tarmflora. Vid blindtarmsinflammation (appendicit) avlägsnas blindtarmsbihanget kirurgiskt; man genomför en appendektomi.

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