vermiform appendix

A blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops embryologically[WP]. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6826-8770 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermiform_appendix ]

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uberon_slim, efo_slim, organ_slim

latin term

appendix vermiformis [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermiform_appendix ]

latin term

appendix vermiformis [ FMA : 14542 FMA : TA ]

definition

A blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops embryologically[WP].

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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].

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homology notes

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]

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