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Abdom inal viscera
Vermiform appendix
► ►
Stomach
Small intestine
Large intestine
Liver
Lobus hepatis
Vesica biliaris
Duodenum,
Pars descendens
Caput pancreatis
Colon ascendens
Caecum
Ampulla tubae
Splen [Lien]
G aster
Omentum majus
Colon transversum
Duodenum, Pars ascendens
Radix mesenterii
Colon descendens
Ileu m
uterinae
Ovarium
Vesica urinaria
Colon sigmoideum
U te ru s
Fig. 1006
Vermiform appendix, Appendix vermiformis;
variations in its position;
ventral view.
-
2
%
<1
%
a
~ 30 %
Colon ascendens
C a e c u m
T u n ic a m u s c u la n s , T a e n ia lib era
Ileu m
Appendix vermiformis
b
~ 65 %
Colon ascendens
Ileum
Spina iliaca
anterior superior
Appendix
vermiformis
Caecum
Anulus
umbilicalis
Spina iliaca
anterior
superior
Fig. 1007 a-d
Vermiform appendix, Appendix vermiformis;
variations in its position,
a
Descending into the lesser pelvis
b
Behind the caecum
c
In front of the ileum
d
Behind the ileum
Fig. 1008
Caecum, Caecum, and vermiform appendix,
Appendix vermiformis;
projection onto the anterior abdominal wall.
* C linical te rm : v. LANZ's point, at the righ t third of a line
connecting the ante rio r superior iliac spines, locates the tip
of the verm iform appendix
** C linical term : McBURNEYs point, at the outer third of a line
connecting the righ t a nterior superior iliac spine and the
um bilicus, locates the base of the verm iform appendix
