Appendix
Encyclopedia
Appendix may refer to:
In documents:
In anatomy:
In documents:
- AddendumAddendumAn addendum, in general, is an addition required to be made to a document by its reader subsequent to its printing or publication. It comes from the Latin verbal phrase addendum est, being the gerundive form of the verb addo, addere, addidi, additum, "to give to, add to", meaning " must be added"...
, any addition to a document, such as a book or legal contract - BibliographyBibliographyBibliography , as a practice, is the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology...
, a systematic list of books and other works - Index (publishing)Index (publishing)An index is a list of words or phrases and associated pointers to where useful material relating to that heading can be found in a document...
, a list of words or phrases with pointers to where related material can be found in a document - Specifically, a text added to the end of a book or an article, containing information that is important to, but is not the main idea of, the main text
In anatomy:
- Vermiform appendixVermiform appendixThe appendix is a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum , from which it develops embryologically. The cecum is a pouchlike structure of the colon...
, or simply "appendix", a part of the human digestive system - Left auricular appendixLeft auricular appendixThe left atrial appendage is a muscular pouch connected to the left atrium of the heart.It has a distinct embryologic origin.-Terminology:...
, a conical pouch on the left atrium of the heart - Right auricular appendixRight auricular appendixThe right atrial appendage is a small conical muscular pouch attached to the right atrium of the heart.-Anatomy:Its margins present a dentated edge...
, a conical pouch on the right atrium of the heart - Appendix of the epididymisAppendix of the epididymisOn the head of the epididymis is a small stalked appendage . It is named the appendix of the epididymis , and is usually regarded as a detached efferent duct....
, a detached efferent duct of the epididymis - Appendix testisAppendix testisThe appendix testis is a vestigial remnant of the Müllerian duct, present on the upper pole of the testis and attached to the tunica vaginalis. It is present about 90% of the time.-Clinical significance:...
, a vestigial remnant of the Müllerian duct - Epiploic appendixEpiploic appendixThe epiploic appendices are small pouches of the peritoneum filled with fat and situated along the colon and upper part of the rectum....
, one of several small pouches of fat on the peritoneum along the colon and rectum- Appendix of the laryngeal ventricleAppendix of the laryngeal ventricleThe appendix of the laryngeal ventricle is a diverticulum which extends vertically from the ventricle of the larynx. It runs between the vestibular fold, thyroarytenoid muscle, and thyroid cartilage, and is conical, bending slightly backward. It is covered in roughly 70 mucous glands...
, a sac that extends from the laryngeal ventricle
- Appendix of the laryngeal ventricle
- MesoappendixMesoappendixThe mesoappendix is the portion of the mesentery connecting the ileum to the appendix. It may extend to the tip of the appendix. It encloses the appendicular artery and vein, as well as lymphatic vessels, nerves, and often a lymph node....
, the portion of the mesentery that connects the ileum to the vermiform appendix
See also
- Irregular English plurals—the word "appendix"